Acid Nomenclature Acids Examples: Compounds that form H+ in water. Formulas usually begin with ‘H’. In order to be an acid instead of a gas or solid, acids must be aqueous (aq), dissolved in water Examples: HCl (aq) – hydrochloric acid HNO3 – nitric acid H2SO4 – sulfuric acid
Compound Name Acid Name Acid Nomenclature Compound Name Acid Name hydrogen (stem) ide hydro-(stem)-ic acid HCl (aq) = hydrogen chloride hydrochloric acid HBr (ag) = hydrogen bromide hydrobromic acid
Compound Name Acid Name Acid Nomenclature Compound Name Acid Name hydrogen (stem) ate (stem) – ic acid HNO3 = hydrogen nitrate nitric acid H2SO4 = hydrogen sulfate sulfuric acid
Compound Name Acid Name Acid Nomenclature Compound Name Acid Name hydrogen (stem) ite (stem) – ous acid HNO2 = hydrogen nitrite nitrous acid H2SO3 = hydrogen sulfite sulfurous acid HClO = hydrogen hypochlorite hypochlorous acid
Acid Nomenclature HBr (aq) H2CO3 H2SO3 hydrobromic acid -ide hydrobromic acid -ate carbonic acid -ite sulfurous acid
hydrofluoric acid hydrogen____ide sulfuric acid nitrous acid hydrogen fluoride HF (aq) hydrogen sulfate H2SO4(aq) hydrogen _____ate hydrogen nitrite Hydrogen ______ite HNO2(aq)
Name ‘Em! HI (aq) HCl H2SO3 HNO3 HIO4
Write the Formula! Hydrobromic acid Nitrous acid Carbonic acid Phosphoric acid Hydrotelluric acid