01-23-2004, 09:14 PM
Technically the number of atoms is tacked on in subscript after the atomic symbol. N2O would be Dinitrogen Oxide based on IUPAC nomenclature rules.
Somewhat less than fun fact: Nitrogen/Oxygen combinations are called "NOX", where X can be any number (applies to the N too).
Somewhat less than fun fact: Nitrogen/Oxygen combinations are called "NOX", where X can be any number (applies to the N too).