carbon monoxide
This makes the difference clear between carbon monoxide CO and carbon dioxide CO2
You do not need to say
mono carbon monoxide or mono carbon dioxide because they are both one carbon and there is no confusion.
When naming a molecular compound, such as CO, would I write it as mono carbon monoxide or carbon monoxide? My textbook has the rule written as prefix+1st element prefix+2nd element, but I am not sure if the mono applies to the carbon or not.
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