Acids, Bases, and Covalent Compound Names

Acids, Bases, and Covalent Compound Names

By William Lovering

Naming Binary Acids

• Contains just two elements

• One of those elements is hydrogen

• Use prefix "hydro" and suffix "ic"

• HCl = hydrochloric acid

• HF = Hydrofluoric acid

Multiple Choice

What is the formula for hydrobromic acid acid?

• HBr

• HB

• HBrO₃

• HBO₃

Multiple Choice

What is the formula for hydroiodic acid acid?

• HIO₂

• HIo

• HI

• IO₂

Multiple Choice

What's the name for H₂S?

• Sulfur acid

• Hydrosulfuric acid

• Hydrosulfine

• Hydrosulfine acid

Acid with Polyatomic Ions

• NO "HYDRO" IN NAME

• Use polyatomic ion list to identify anion

• Change "ate" to "ic"

• Change "ite" to "ous"

Examples

HNO₃

HClO₂

H2CO₃

H3PO₄

Multiple Choice

Name the acid: HC₂H₃O₂

• Acetic Acid

• Acetous Acid

• Hydroacetic acid

• Acetate Acid

Multiple Choice

What is the correct name of HClO₃?

• hydrochloric acid

• chloric acid

• chlorous acid

• hydrochlorous acid

Multiple Choice

What is the formula for nitrous acid?

• HNO₂

• H₃NO₂

• H₂NO₂

• HNO₃

Multiple Choice

carbonic acid

• H₂CO₃

• H₂CrO₄

• H₂C₂O₄

• HCO₃

Naming Bases

• Simply the cation element name + hydroxide

• CsOH

• RbOH

• Ca(OH)₂

• B(OH)₃

Formulas for bases

• MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALWAYS BALANCED

• Lithium hydroxide

• Barium hydroxide

• Gallium hydroxide

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Multiple Choice

Write the formula of the following compound.

Magnesium hydroxide.

• Mg(OH)₃

• Mg(OH)₂

• MgOH

Multiple Choice

Write the formula of the following compound.

Sodium hydroxide.

• NaOH

• Na(OH)₂

• Na₂O

Multiple Choice

Write the formula of the following compound.

Iron(III) hydroxide.

• Fe(OH)₃

• Fe(OH)₂

• FeOH

Multiple Choice

Name the compound: (NH₄)₂S

• ammonium sulfide

• nitrogen tetrahydrogen sulfide

• diammounium sulfate

• ammonium sulfate

Multiple Choice

Name the compound: N₂O₅.

• dinitrogen pentaoxide

• binitrogen pentaoxide

• nitrogen oxide

• pentanitrogen dioxide

Multiple Choice

Name the compound: MgCl₂

• magnesium chloride

• magnesium dichloride

• monomagnesium chloride

• manganese chloride

Multiple Choice

Name the compound: Cu(NO₃)₂

• copper nitrate

• copper(II) nitrate

• copper(II) dinitrate

• copper dinitrogen hepaoxide

Multiple Choice

Name the compound: CF₄

• carbon tetrafluoride

• monocarbon tetrafluoride

• carbon fluoride

• chlorine tetrafluoride

Multiple Choice

Name the compound: SO₃

• sulfur trioxide

• sulfite ion

• sulfur oxide

• sodium trioxide

Multiple Choice

Name the compound: AgNO₃

• silver mononitrogen trioxide

• silver nitrate

• silver nitride

• monosilver mononitrogen trioxide

Multiple Choice

Name the compound: SF₆

• sulfur heptafluoride

• sulfur hexafluoride

• monosulfur hexafluoride

• monosulfur heptafluoride

Multiple Choice

Write the formula: tetraarsenic decoxide

• As₄O₁₀

• As₁₀O4

• As₆O₉

• AsO

Multiple Choice

Write the formula: carbon monoxide

• CO

• CO₂

• OC

• C₂O₄

Multiple Choice

Write the formula: tin(II) phosphite

• Sn₃(PO₃)₂

• Sn3PO8

• Sn2PO4

• Sn₃(PO₄)2