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Which is the name for sio2? silicon dioxide silicon trioxygen disilicon dioxygen monosilicon oxide

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A. Silicon Dioxide

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Answer: Silicon dioxide.

Explanation: First off, there's two nonmetals, so we use prefixes to name each element. There's one silicon, but you don't put the mono- when there's only one of the first element. There's two oxygens, and the prefix for two is di-. So, SiO2 is Silicon dioxide.

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