Use the IUPAC nomenclature rules to give the name for this compound - SiO2

The compound in IUPAC nomenclature is called Silicon dioxide. It is a chemical compound that is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula SiO₂. It has been known since ancient times. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.

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IlaMends IlaMends · Answer 2 · 2018-11-29T07:56:40-05:00

Answer: Name of the given compound \(SiO_2\) is silicon dioxide.

Explanation:

Write the name of the cation first. Just write the name of an element which is present as a cation.
Then write the name the anion. The name of the anion is written as name of the element followed by suffix 'ide' in the end.
If more than one number of anion is present in the compound then use prefixes as 'mono' for 1 , 'di' for 2 , 'tri' for 3 and so on.

\(SiO_2\) have silicon as cation and two oxygen atom as as anion .So, the name of the of the given compound \(SiO_2\) is silicon dioxide.