Acid and Base Nomenclature

Which word best describes this compound: H₃PO₄?

• ionic

• acid

• covalent

• base

Provide this molecule's accepted name: HBr

• monohydrogen monobromium

• hydrobromic acid

• hydrogen bromide

• hydrogen monobromide

If a compound produces _______________ in solution, it is an acid.

• bubbles

• hydrogen ions

• overlapping bonds

• electrons

Consider the following reaction: HCl + KOH --> H2O + KCl
Identify the acid in the reaction above.

• HCl

• H2O

• KOH

• KCl

When the polyatomic ion in an acid ends in -ate, the root name of the polyatomic ion is followed by the ending -_____.

• ide

• ic

• ous

• ite

• Nitrous acid

• Nitric acid

• Hydronitric acid

• Nitrate acid

Answer explanation

The correct name for HNO3 is Nitric acid, making it the right choice among the options provided.

• Hydrogen chloride

• Hydrochloric acid

• Chloric acid

• Hydrogen chlorate

Name HF

• hydrofluoric acid

• Hypofluoric acid

• hydrogen fluorine acid

• fluoric acid

• Sulfuric acid

• Sulfurous acid

• Hydrosulfuric acid

• Sulfur acid

Which of the following is a property of bases?

• They taste sour

• They turn red litmus paper blue

• They react with metals to produce hydrogen gas

• They have a pH less than 7