What are the rules for naming covalent compounds

1. Remove the ending of the second element, and add "ide" just like in ionic compounds

2. When naming molecular compounds prefixes are used to dictate the number of a given element present in the compound

3. If there is only one of the first element, you can drop the prefix

4. If there are two vowels in a row that sound the same once the prefix is added (they "conflict"), the extra vowel on the end of the prefix is removed