What is the correct name for the compound, ClF?

? fluorine monochloride
? carbon fluoride
? fluorine chloride
? monochlorine monofluoride
? chlorine monofluoride

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The correct name for the compound ClF is "chlorine monofluoride." In this compound, chlorine (Cl) is combined with one atom of fluorine (F), and the prefix "mono-" is used to indicate the presence of one fluorine atom.