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What is used to determine the number of a type of atom in a compound based on the chemical name?

- The periodic table
- chemical symbols
- prefixes
- the IUPAC

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Answer:

Prefixes

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of atoms of certain elements determines the prefix used.

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i think it should be prefixes
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