How are prefixes used to name compounds

However, simple covalent compounds are generally named by using prefixes to indicate how many atoms of each element are shown in the formula. Also, the ending of the last (most negative) element is changed to -ide. The prefixes used are mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-, and so forth.

d) prefixes are used to tell how many of each kind of atom are in covalent compounds

Explanation:

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