The Systematic Names for Water, Ammonia, and Methane Are Dihydrogen

question 40

Multiple Choice

The systematic names for water, ammonia, and methane are dihydrogen monoxide, O; trihydrogen nitride, N ; and tetrahydrogen carbide, C . Why do most people, including chemists, prefer to use the common names for these compounds?

• A) The common names are shorter and easier to pronounce.
• B) These compounds are encountered frequently.
• C) The common names are more widely known.
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Bryophytes

Term used to identify plants that do not have vascular tissue. Includes the liverworts, hornworts, and mosses.

Vascular Tissue

The complex tissue in plants responsible for conducting water, minerals, and nutrients throughout the plant.

Ferns

are a group of plant species that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers, characterized by large, divided leaves.

Megaspore

A type of spore that is larger in size, produced by certain plants, that develops into a female gametophyte.