How many atoms are specified by each of these prefixes: mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-?

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All right. Hello everyone. So this question says when naming molecular compounds, how many atoms does each of the following prefixes indicate? And here we have hex hep Octa nona and DEA. So recall first and foremost that when it comes to naming different molecular compounds, prefixes are necessary to indicate the number of atoms in each element. So for example, we have mono die try tetra Penta hex, he the Octa, no, no and Decca. So from here, these prefixes have been arranged in numerical order, meaning that mono is one die is two, try is three, referring to atoms, tetra is four, Penta is five and now hex refers to six atoms, eta refers to seven atoms, Octa refers to eight atoms, nona refers to nine atoms and DEA refers to 10 atoms and there you have it. And so with that being said, thank you so very much for watching. And I hope you found this helpful.