acid nomenclature

Question 1

What is an acid? (think involving release)

Answer 1

compounds that release H+ (hydrogen cations) when dissolved in water

Question 2

What are acids composed of? (2 parts)

Answer 2

A negative part (monoatomic or polyatomic) and enough H+ to make the acid neutral

Question 3

What is a binary acid?

Answer 3

H+ and 1 other element

Question 4

How are binary acids named? (4 steps)

Answer 4

1) start with prefix “hydro”
2) add name of monoatomic anion (-ide ion)
3) change “-ide” to “ic”
4) add “acid”
(ex: H2S= hydrosulfuric acid)

Question 5

What is an oxyacid? (think similar to oxyanion)

Answer 5

An acidic compound with oxygen

Question 6

Do oxyacids involving “-ate” oxyanions have different names than ones with “-ite” oxyanions?

Answer 6

Yes, they do

Question 7

How are “-ate” oxyacids named? (2 steps)

Answer 7

1) Take the oxyanion name and replace “-ate” with ‘ic”
2) add “acid”
(ex: HNO3 = nitrous acid)