Below are the names of the listed binary compounds along with a brief explanation for each:
- XeF6 – Xenon hexafluoride
This compound consists of the noble gas xenon and six fluorine atoms. According to the naming convention for binary compounds, the name of the first element (xenon) is stated first, followed by the second element (fluorine) modified to end with ‘-ide’ and the appropriate prefix indicating the number of atoms, which in this case is ‘hexa-‘ for six. - OF2 – Oxygen difluoride
In this compound, oxygen is combined with two fluorine atoms. The name begins with the element that has a higher group number (oxygen), followed by the second element (fluorine) modified to ‘-ide.’ The prefix ‘di-‘ indicates that there are two fluorine atoms present. - AsI3 – Arsenic triiodide
Here, arsenic (As) is bonded to three iodine (I) atoms. Following the naming rules, arsenic is named first, and then iodine is modified to ‘-ide’, with ‘tri-‘ indicating that there are three iodine atoms. - N2O4 – Dinitrogen tetraoxide
This compound includes two nitrogen atoms and four oxygen atoms. The naming starts with nitrogen, with the prefix ‘di-‘ for two nitrogen atoms, followed by oxygen with ‘tetra-‘ for four, and modified to ‘-ide’. - Cl2O – Dichlorine monoxide
In dichlorine monoxide, there are two chlorine atoms and one oxygen atom. The first element (chlorine) is named with the prefix ‘di-‘ for two atoms, and the second element (oxygen) is modified to ‘-ide’ and preceded by the prefix ‘mono-‘ for one atom. - SF6 – Sulfur hexafluoride
This compound consists of sulfur and six fluorine atoms. The name begins with sulfur, followed by fluorine which is modified to ‘-ide’, with the prefix ‘hexa-‘ for six fluorine atoms.
By following these conventions, we ensure that each compound is named accurately based on its composition and the number of atoms it contains.