Chemistry: Naming Acids

Question 1

What are the two types of acids?

Answer 1

Binary Acids and Oxy-Acids

Question 2

Describe binary acids.

Answer 2

Contains hydrogen and one other element.

Question 3

What type of acid contains hydrogen and one other element?

Answer 3

Binary Acids

Question 4

Describe oxy-acids.

Answer 4

Contains hydrogen and a poly-atomic ion.

Question 5

What type of acid contains hydrogen and a poly-atomic ion?

Answer 5

Oxy-Acids

Question 6

What are the three steps to naming a binary acid?

Answer 6

1. Put the prefix “hydro” first 2. Name the second element and change the ending to “ic” 3. Add the word “acid” to the end (as a second word). ex. hydrochloric acid

Question 7

What type of acid do you name by adding the prefix “hydro” and changing the ending of the element to “ic”?

Answer 7

Binary Acids

Question 8

What are the three steps to naming an oxy-acid?

Answer 8

1. Recognize the polyatomic ion and use the name as the root word. 2. If the ending of the ion is “-ate” it is changed to “-ic”. If the ending of the ion is “-ite” it is changed to “ous”. 3. Add the word “acid” to the end (as a second word).

Question 9

What type of acid do you name by changing the ending of the ion?

Answer 9

Oxy-Acids

Question 10

What is the chemical formula for hydrobromic acid?

Answer 10

HBr

Question 11

What is the chemical formula for hydrochloric acid?

Answer 11

HCl

Question 12

What is the chemical formula for phosphoric acid?

Answer 12

H₃PO₄

Question 13

What is the chemical formula for sulfurous acid?

Answer 13

H₂SO₃

Question 14

What is the name of HF?

Answer 14

hydrofluoric acid

Question 15

What is the name of HI?

Answer 15

hydroiodic acid

Question 16

What is the name of H₂CO₃?

Answer 16

carbonic acid

Question 17

What is the name of HNO₂?

Answer 17

nitrous acid