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What is the chemical name of the covalent compound P4O9? A. tetraphosphorus nonaoxygen B. tetraphosphate nonoxygen C. tetraphosphide nonaoxide D. tetraphosphorus nonoxides.

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Answer: The chemical name of the covalent compound
P_4O_9 is, tetraphosphorous nonaoxide.

Step-by-step explanation:

A covalent compound is a compound where the sharing of electrons takes place between elements where both the elements are non-metals.

The naming of covalent compound is given by:

1. The less electronegative element is written first.

2. The more electronegative element is written second. Then a suffix is added with it. The suffix added is '-ide'.

3. If atoms of an element is greater than 1, then prefixes are added which are 'mono' for 1 atom, 'di' for 2 atoms, 'tri' for 3 atoms and so on.

Hence, the correct name for the compound
P_4O_9 which is a covalent compound is, tetraphosphorous nonaoxide.

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