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2. Write the IUPAC (modern) name for the following compounds a. SF6:b. Hg2Cl2:c. KHCO3:d. HCl(g):e. C2O3:f. Cu(NO3)2

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IUPAC names:

SF6: Sulfur hexafluoride

Hg2Cl2: Mercurous chloride

KHCO3:potassium hydrogen carbonate

HCl(g): Hydrogen chloride

C2O3: Oxalic anhydride

Cu(NO3)2: Copper(II) nitrate

Anhydrides are compounds consisting of a non-metallic element plus oxygen. The formula for anhydrides is of the type X2On (where X is a non-metallic element and O is oxygen). In these compounds, the oxygen also has an oxidation state of -2.

Oxalic anhydride or ethanedioic anhydride, also called oxiranedione, is a hypothetical organic compound

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