What is the chemical name of the compound KCN? Use the list of polyatomic ions and the periodic table to help you answer. A. potassium carbon nitrate B. potassium carbon nitride C. potassium cyanate D. potassium cyanide E. potassium monocarbon mononitride

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Answer:- D) Potassium cyanide.

Explanations:- For naming ionic compounds, first we write the name of the positive ion and then the name of the negative ion. [tex]CN^-[/tex] is a polyatomic ion even then it behaves as a monoatomic anion. Compounds containing this type of ions are called pseudo binary ionic compounds and suffix -de is used for these. [tex]CN^-[/tex] is also written as cyanide.

In KCN, the metal ion is K and it is potassium. The name for the compound KCN is written as potassium cyanide.

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D) Potassium cyanide.

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