Chapter 6, Problem 12ST

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The compound among $\text{NaCl}$, ${\text{NaClO}}_2$, and ${\text{NaClO}}_3$ that is named using the suffix –ide is to be predicted.

Concept introduction:

The binary compounds are named as name of the first element followed by second element with the suffix-ide. The Greek prefix such as mono, di, tri and tetra are used to represent the number of atoms.