Question

1. use the periodic table to choose the best answer. what is the name of this compound: nf₄? nitrogen quadrafluoride mononitrogen tetrafluoride nitrogen tetrafluoride nitrogen fluoride

Explanation:

For covalent compounds, the first element is named with a prefix only if there is more than one atom. For the second element, a prefix indicates the number of atoms, and the suffix is changed to "-ide". For $\text{NF}_4$, there is 1 nitrogen atom (no prefix needed) and 4 fluorine atoms, so we use the prefix "tetra-" for fluorine.

Answer:

nitrogen tetrafluoride