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Naming Acids
Question | Answer |
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Binary Acid | consists of a compound that contains hydrogen and one other element |
How do you name a binary acid? | hydro(root word of second element) ic acid |
Oxyacids | compounds that contain hydrogen and a polyatomic ion that contains oxygen |
How do you name a oxyacid with the suffix -ate | If the polyatomic ion ends in -ate it is replaced with the suffix -ic |
What do you not do when naming oxyacids? | DO NOT USE A PREFIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
How do you name a oxyacid with the suffix -ite? | If the polyatomic ion ends in -ite it is replaced with the suffix -ous |
Compared with acids that have the suffix -ic, acids that have the suffix -ous contain | less oxygen |