chemistry experiments for children

hydroxyl radical, consisting ofhydrogen and oxygen. Therefore, whenever
you see thewordssulfate, nitrate,hydroxyorhydroxylin acompound,you
knowthatthecompoundcontainstheseradicals.
Thereare anumberofprefixesthatshow thenumberofparticularatomsor
radicalscontainedin acompound.Someofthe mostcommonare"di"and
"bi,"meaning2;"tri,"meaning3;"tetra,"meaning4;and"pent,"meaning5.
Thus,ammoniumdichromateindicatesthe presence of 2chromateradicalsand
sodiumtetraboratethe presence of 4borateradicals.
Once you havelearnedthesefundamental"clues,"you have gone a long way
inunderstandingthelanguageofchemistry.