Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

AlClF2

  1. aluminium chlorine fluoride

  2. aluminium chloride fluorine

  3. aluminium chlorine fluorine

  4. aluminium chloride fluoride
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Explanation

AlClF2 is named aluminum chloride fluoride, indicating one aluminum atom, one chlorine atom, and two fluorine atoms in the compound. The IUPAC naming convention lists elements in alphabetical order (chlorine before fluoride) with prefixes indicating quantities.

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