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What do you call the following element?
publish date: 2023/08/21 03:58:00 GMT+10
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Correct Answer
Phosphorus pentoxide
Explanation
In some cases, when a prefix ends in a or o and the element name begins with o we
drop the a or o on the prefix. So we see monoxide or pentoxide rather than monooxide
or pentaoxide in molecule names.
Reference
Beginning Chemistry v. 1.0