Naming Acids Worksheet
Grade 11 Chemistry worksheet on naming binary acids, oxyacids, and their corresponding anions.
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Naming Acids Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and provide the correct name or chemical formula for the given acid or ion. Remember the rules for naming binary acids and oxyacids.
1. The acid formed from the anion Cl⁻ is called .
2. H₂S is known as .
3. The chemical formula for hydrobromic acid is .
4. HI is named .
5. Which of the following is the correct name for H₂SO₄?
Hydrosulfuric acid
Sulfurous acid
Sulfuric acid
Hypochlorous acid
6. What is the chemical formula for Nitrous acid?
HNO₃
HNO₂
H₂NO₃
H₂NO₂
7. If the anion is chlorate (ClO₃⁻), what is the name of the corresponding oxyacid?
8. What is the formula for the anion that forms perchloric acid?
Match the acid formula on the left with its correct name on the right.
9. HBr
a. Nitric acid
10. H₃PO₄
b. Hydrobromic acid
11. HClO
c. Phosphoric acid
12. HNO₃
d. Hypochlorous acid
13. Explain the main difference in naming conventions between binary acids and oxyacids. Provide an example for each.
14. A chemist is working with an unknown acid. She knows the anion is a polyatomic ion ending in '-ite'. What suffix should she use when naming the acid?