How do you name the compound #N_2O_4#?

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Andrea B.
Nov 18, 2016

diazote tetroxide

Meave60
Nov 18, 2016

The IUPAC name for the compound #"N"_2"O"_4"# is dinitrogen tetroxide.

IUPAC is the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Explanation:

A molecule of #"N"_2"O"_4"# has two (di-) nitrogen atoms and four (tetra-) oxygen atoms.

It is frequently called nitrogen tetroxide, dropping the prefix di- from nitrogen.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinitrogen_tetroxide

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