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... compounds of a particular element . This is especially useful with compounds containing atoms of only two ele- ments ( binary compounds ) , which are designated com- monly by the suffix -ide . Thus , the compound sodium chloride ...
... compounds of a particular element . This is especially useful with compounds containing atoms of only two ele- ments ( binary compounds ) , which are designated com- monly by the suffix -ide . Thus , the compound sodium chloride ...
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... compounds , the conse- quence is death . Classification by chemical reactivity . A natural con- sequence of the accumulation of information about the behaviour of chemical compounds is the recognition of similarities in their chemical ...
... compounds , the conse- quence is death . Classification by chemical reactivity . A natural con- sequence of the accumulation of information about the behaviour of chemical compounds is the recognition of similarities in their chemical ...
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... compounds , the covalent nature of the molecular structures increases in proceed- ing to the right . NOMENCLATURE OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS Binary compounds . There are several acceptable ways of naming binary compounds ( compounds of only ...
... compounds , the covalent nature of the molecular structures increases in proceed- ing to the right . NOMENCLATURE OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS Binary compounds . There are several acceptable ways of naming binary compounds ( compounds of only ...
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