What is the correct name for the compound, Cl2O7?

? chlorine oxide
? heptaoxygen dichloride
? heptacalcium dioxide
? dioxygen heptachloride
? dichlorine heptaoxide

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The correct name for the compound Cl₂O₇ is dichlorine heptaoxide. This naming follows the conventions of nomenclature in chemistry where "di-" indicates two chlorine atoms and "hepta-" indicates seven oxygen atoms in the compound.