Acid-Base Nomenclature Worksheet
Grade 10 Science worksheet covering the naming conventions for acids and bases, including common strong and weak acids/bases.
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. This worksheet will test your knowledge of naming acids and bases.
1. What is the correct name for the acid H₂SO₄?
Hydrosulfuric acid
Sulfuric acid
Sulfurous acid
Hydrosulfurous acid
2. Which of the following is the correct formula for hydrofluoric acid?
HFO₃
HF
H₂F
HFO₂
3. The chemical formula for sodium hydroxide is .
4. An acid ending in -ic acid is derived from an anion ending in .
5. The name for HNO₃ is acid.
6. Give the chemical formula for phosphoric acid.
7. Name the base with the formula Ca(OH)₂.
8. What is the name of the acid with the formula H₂CO₃?
9. Hydrochloric acid has the chemical formula HCl.
True
False
10. The suffix -ous acid is used when the polyatomic anion ends in -ate.
True
False

11. Imagine this beaker contains a solution of an unknown acid. If you were told it was a solution of 'chlorous acid', what would be its chemical formula?
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