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Why is ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/439304481050339/question/0.png?img=4b661c136cee8b39d6421747c091cd9e)
named magnesium chloride and not magnesium dichloride?
a. Because ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/439304481050339/question/1.png?img=bf42a7f8d63160e455855924021fa98c)
is a molecular compound, and molecular compounds do not use prefixes in their names.
b. Because ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/439304481050339/question/2.png?img=a27533029ec4888966cb3910a69dd473)
is an ionic compound, and ionic compounds do not use prefixes in their names.
c. Because ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/439304481050339/question/3.png?img=8156996111c9a8121cadea5c9a7cb796)
contains two metals and, therefore, follows different nomenclature rules.
Why is
a. Because
b. Because
c. Because
Carl David CepedaLv10
25 Oct 2020