I'm in high school Chem, and from what I gathered, since water is a covalent molecule, one uses the prefix system to name it.
2 hydrogens and 1 oxygen = dihydrogen monoxide
vs. in an ionic compound, which consists of a metal bonded to a nonmetal/polyatomic ion. Hydrogen is not a metal.:)
Ok?
I'm in high school Chem, and from what I gathered, since water is a covalent molecule, one uses the prefix system to name it. 2 hydrogens and 1 oxygen = dihydrogen monoxide vs. in an ionic compound, which consists of a metal bonded to a nonmetal/polyatomic ion. Hydrogen is not a metal. :)
Ok?
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