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What should be the ending of the second element in a covalent compound?

-ide
-ium
the prefix
the subscript

User Avi Meir
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Answer:

A. -ide

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Answer:

-ide

Step-by-step explanation:

the second element is names by taking the stem of the element name and adding -ide. a system if numerical prefixes is used to specify the the number if atoms in a molecule.

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