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  • Oxygen Sulfide (OS): Covalent Compound Name & Naming Rules
    The covalent compound name for OS is oxygen sulfide.

    Here's why:

    * Oxygen is a more electronegative element than sulfur, so it is named first.

    * The prefix "mono-" is implied for both elements since there is only one atom of each. However, we don't explicitly say "monooxygen" and "monosulfide".

    * The ending of the second element is changed to "-ide."

    Therefore, the name of the compound is oxygen sulfide.

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