1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Acid Nomenclature HBr (aq) H2CO3 H2SO3  hydrobromic acid
-ide
 hydrobromic acid
-ate
 carbonic acid
-ite
 sulfurous acid

6. hydrofluoric acid hydrogen____ide sulfuric acid nitrous acid
hydrogen fluoride
HF (aq)
hydrogen sulfate
H2SO4(aq)
hydrogen _____ate
hydrogen nitrite
Hydrogen ______ite
HNO2(aq)

7. Name ‘Em!
HI (aq)
HCl
H2SO3
HNO3
HIO4

8. Write the Formula! Hydrobromic acid Nitrous acid Carbonic acid
Phosphoric acid
Hydrotelluric acid