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How do you name binary acids?

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In order to name an acid when given the formula, follow these steps:

1. Identify the anion. Do this by removing the hydrogen(s) from the formula (is HIGHLY recommended you learn the names of various compounds and polyatomic ions for this reason).

HX --> H+ + X-n Or Cation (H+) + Anion

(For acids, hydrogen will usually be the cation, with the main exception of NH4+).

2. Name the acid. Now that the anion has been identified, the acid can be named. Follow the rules below depending on the anion name's ending or suffix:

Anion ends with "-ide": Add the prefix "hydro-" and the suffix "-ic acid".

Hydro-element name-ic acid

Anion ends with "-ate": Add the suffix "-ic acid".

Element name-ic acid

Anion ends with "-ite": Add the suffix "-ous acid".

Element name-ous acid

**NOTE: If the anion has phosphorous, add "-or" before the new suffix; if the anion has sulfur, add "-ur" before the new suffix.**

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"There are many types of acid.

HCl is a strong acid and is very common.

That is hydrochloric acid.

dana in ms"

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I read recently about acids, and they had a table about some important acids-

Hydrochloric acid: HCl (in a molecule: 1 hydrogen, 1 chlorine)

Nitric ": HNO3 (1 hydrogen, one nitrogen, and three oxygen)

Sulfuric ": H2SO4 (two hydrogen, one sulfur, 4 oxygen)

Carbonic ": H2CO3 (2 hydro., one carbon, 3 oxygen)

Phosphoric ": H3PO4 (3 hydro., 1 phosphorus, 4 oxygen)

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If the name of the polyatomic ion ends in -ate change the ending to -ic acid.

Examples: acetate --> acetic acid, perchlorate --> perchloric acid

(slight variations: sulfate --> sulfuric acid, phosphate --> phosphoric acid)

If the name of the name ends in -ite, change the ending to -ous acid

Examples: nitrite --> nitrous acid, hypochlorite --> hypochlorous acid

(slight variations: sulfite --> sulfurous acid, phosphite --> phosphorous acid)

If the name of the polyatomic ion ands in -ide, a hydro- at the beginning and change the end to -ic acid.

Examples: cyanide --> hydrocyanic acid, azide --> hydrazoic acid.

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In order to name an acid when given its formula, follow these steps:

1. Identify the anion. It is HIGHLY recommended you remember different polyatomic ions and such in order

Acid --> Cation + Anion (typically H+ + Anion)

2. Name the acid. Since acids are named based on the anion, we can look at the ending (suffix)of the anion's name. Apply the following when naming an acid.

Ends with "-ite": replace with "-ous acid".

element name-ous acid

Ends with "ide": replace with "-ic acid"; also place prefix "hydro-" in front of element name.

Hydro-element name-ic acid

Ends with "-ate": replace with "-ic acid".

element name-ic acid

**NOTE: if the element contains sulfur or phosphorus, add "-ur" (sulfur) or "-or" (phosphorus) BEFORE the new suffix is placed. This results in changes of the stem name for the anion.**

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It depends on the nature of the acid. If it is an acid of a halide, it is simple hydro + the halide followed by -ic. Ex: HCl = hydrochloric acid; HF = hydrofluoric acid; HI = hydroiodic acid. If it has oxygens in it, then it is based on the -ate which become -ic and the -ite becomes -ous. Ex: HClO3 = chloric acid because ClO3 is chlorate. HClO2 = chlorous acid because ClO2 is chlorite. H3PO4 is phosphoric because PO4 is phosphate and H3PO3 is phosphorous acid because PO3 is phosphite.

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There maybe two things to consider: psychological (psychospiritual intervention) and biological(medical solution with psychotherapy). Both would require processing.

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Shorten hydrogen to hydro, then use the other non-metal name then add ic

eg Hydrogen chloride - hydrochloric acid

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Acid is not an element, it's a characteristic of an element.

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