Naming Acids Worksheet
A Grade 12 Chemistry worksheet covering the rules and practice of naming various types of acids.
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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 acids. Remember the rules for binary acids, oxyacids, and their corresponding polyatomic ions.
1. The general formula for a binary acid is H_X, where X is a .
2. To name a binary acid, the prefix is added to the root name of the nonmetal, followed by the suffix and the word acid.
3. The chemical formula for hydrobromic acid is .
4. The name for H₂S is .
5. Which of the following is the correct name for HNO₃?
Hydronitric acid
Nitrous acid
Nitric acid
Pernitric acid
6. Give the chemical formula for sulfuric acid.
7. Name the acid with the formula H₃PO₄.
8. What is the chemical formula for hypochlorous acid?
Match each acid formula with its correct name.
9. HClO₄
a. Chloric acid
10. HBr
b. Perchloric acid
11. HClO₃
c. Hydrobromic acid
12. H₂SO₃
d. Sulfurous acid
13. An acid derived from an '-ite' polyatomic ion will have an '-ous' suffix in its name.
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False