Question

Use the IUPAC nomenclature rules to give the name for this compound - SiO2. A) silicon oxide B) silicon dioxide C) silicon (IV) oxide D) monosilicon dioxide

Answer 1

The name for the compound is, "B, Silicon Dioxide".

Answer 2

Answer: Option (B) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the IUPAC nomenclature when a metal combines with a non-metal then name of cation remains the same. Whereas suffixe "-ide" is added at the end of the name of anion.

For example, in case of
`SiO_(2)` the cation is silicon and anion is oxygen. As two atoms of oxygen are involved in this compound so, the prefix "-di" is added before the name of anion.

Hence, we can conclude that the name of
`SiO_(2)` is silicon dioxide.