Question

Use the IUPAC nomenclature rules to give the name for this compound - N2O3.
Responses
A nitrogen oxidenitrogen oxide
B nitrogen trioxidenitrogen trioxide
C nitrogen (II) oxidenitrogen (II) oxide
D dinitrogen trioxidedinitrogen trioxide

Answer 1

The correct IUPAC name for N2O3 is **dinitrogen trioxide** (option D).

- The "di-" prefix indicates there are two nitrogen atoms (N2).
- The "tri-" prefix indicates there are three oxygen atoms (O3).

Thus, the full name is **dinitrogen trioxide**.