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Tetranitrogen octoxide
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The name of the molecular compound N4O8 is; Nitrogen(IV) oxide.

While naming molecular compounds;

There are a variety of ground rules.

One of the rules include;

  • By convention, the oxidation state of oxygen in any compound is, -2.

To name the compound, N4O8; we need to determine the oxidation state of Nitrogen in the compound.

Let oxidation state of Nitrogen be; x.

Therefore; we have;

  • 4(x) + (8 × -2) = 0

  • 4x - 16 = 0

  • 4x = 16

x = 4.

Therefore, the oxidation state of Nitrogen in the compound is; +4.

The name of the compound N4O8 is;

Nitrogen (IV) oxide.

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