Acid Base Naming

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

Always add the word "________" to the end when naming acids

• base

• hydro

• acid

• Baumstark

Select the name for the following acid: H₂S

• Hydrosulfuric acid

• Sulfuric acid

• Sulfurous

Name HF

• hydrofluoric acid

• Hypofluoric acid

• hydrogen fluorine acid

• fluoric acid

• 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

Is the following compound an acid or a base? 
Ca(OH)₂

• Acid

• Base

When naming oxyacids, change "-ite" to:

• -ate

• -ic

• -ous

• -ite

When naming oxyacids, change "-ate" to:

• -ate

• -ic

• -ous

• -ite

Black coffee has a pH of 5. It is a ________ ____________

• Weak

• Strong

• Acid

• Base