Acid Naming Quiz

What happens to the name of a binary compound when it becomes an acid?

• The name changes to include 'ous'.

• The name remains the same.

• The name changes to include 'hydro' and 'ic'.

• The name changes to include 'ate'.

How is hydrogen chloride named when it becomes an acid?

• Hydrochloric acid

• Hydrogen chloride

• Chloric acid

• Hydrochloride

What is the correct name for the acid form of hydrogen iodide?

• Hydroiodic acid

• Iodous acid

• Iodic acid

• Hydrogen iodide

When a ternary compound ends in 'ate', what does it change to in an acid?

• 'ate'

• 'ous'

• 'hydro'

• 'ic'

What is the acid name for a compound with a sulfate ending?

• Sulfurate acid

• Sulfurous acid

• Sulfic acid

• Sulfuric acid

What mnemonic device is suggested for remembering the 'ate' to 'ic' rule?

• Something you ate tastes ick

• Ate becomes ous

• Ate becomes ate

• Ate becomes hydro

What is the acid name for a compound with a nitrate ending?

• Nitricous acid

• Nitrous acid

• Nitric acid

• Nitrogen acid

How does the 'ite' ending change when naming acids?

• It changes to 'hydro'

• It changes to 'ate'

• It changes to 'ous'

• It changes to 'ic'

What is the acid name for a compound with a sulfite ending?

• Sulfuric acid

• Sulfurous acid

• Sulfurate acid

• Sulfic acid

What mnemonic device is suggested for remembering the 'ite' to 'ous' rule?

• White House

• Something you ate tastes ick

• Ite becomes ate

• Ate becomes ic