Which of the following are correct?

Sodium hypochlorite -

N a C l O_{2}

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Sodium Perchlorate -

N a C l O_{4}

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Sodium Chlorite - NaClO

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Sodium Chlorate -

N a C l O_{3}

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Solution

The correct option is D Sodium Chlorate - $N a C l O_{3}$
If a compound contains two elements and oxygen following rules are followed:
Name of compound = First element name + second element name + Suffix
In case of prefix, it is added before second element name.

1. Prefix ‘hypo’ is used if number of oxygen < 2
2. Suffix ‘ite’ is used if number of oxygen atom = 2
3. Suffix ‘ate’ is used if number of oxygen atom = 3
4. Prefix ‘per’ is used if number of oxygen atom > 3

The correct naming of the given compounds are:
$S o d i u m C h l o r i t e - N a C l O_{2}$ $S o d i u m H y p o c h l o r i t e - N a C l O$ $S o d i u m P e r c h l o r a t e - N a C l O_{4}$ $S o d i u m C h l o r a t e - N a C l O_{3}$

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