ACIDS

Question 0

What does (aq) tell you?

Answer 0

Tells you it is an acid

Question 1

An acid must be…

Answer 1

A compound with hydrogen as its first element and must be dissolved in water.

A single poly-atomic ion does not qualify as an acid. Must be a COMPOUND.

Question 2

What is a binary acid?

Answer 2

2 elements, one has to be hydrogen.

Question 3

How do you write out a binary acid?

Answer 3

Hydro______ic acid.

Ex.) HCl (aq) —> hydrochloric acid

Without the (aq), it would just be hydrogen chloride

Question 4

What does an oxyacid always have?

Answer 4

Must have an oxygen and hydrogen atom

• always have a poly atomic ion in them
• must know name of poly atomic ion

Question 5

If the poly atomic ion in a oxyacid ends in “-ate,” then it is an…

Answer 5

-ic acid

Oxyacids only

Question 6

If the poly atomic ion in an oxyacid ends in “-ite,” then it is an…

Answer 6

-ous acid

Question 7

When an acid decomposes, what does it decompose into?

Answer 7

A water molecule (H2O) and whatever is left after you take out the water molecule