Chem Tutor: Binary Covalent Compounds

Given descriptions, diagrams, or scenarios, students will write and name the chemical formulas of binary covalent compounds.

Learning how to name binary covalent compounds has never been easier! Follow these easy steps in this detailed tutorial to find out how some common compounds received their names.

This lesson will define a binary covalent compound and give examples. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Covalent Compounds: Definition of Binary Compounds from Formulas."

This page presents four rules that should be followed when naming binary covalent compounds.

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about naming binary covalent compounds! See how scientists came up with systematic names for many common molecules and study the prefixes and roots for them.

This lesson plan focuses on chemical compounds including Ionic and Covalent Bonds, Valences, Lewis Structures, Binary Covalent Compounds, Radicals or Polyatomic Ions, and much more. It also includes a compound worksheet in which the...

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This lesson will demonstrate how to write molecular formulas for binary covalent compounds when given the systemic name. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Covalent Compounds: Formulas from Binary Compound Names."

This lesson will define a binary covalent compound and give examples. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Covalent Compounds: Definition of Binary Compounds from Formulas."