Naming Acids Worksheet
A Grade 9 Chemistry worksheet on naming binary and oxyacids, including fill-in-the-blanks, matching, and short answer questions.
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Naming Acids Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer based on your knowledge of naming acids.
1. Binary acids are composed of hydrogen and one other element.
2. When naming a binary acid, the prefix is used, and the suffix is added to the root of the nonmetal.
3. Oxyacids contain hydrogen, oxygen, and one other .
4. If the polyatomic ion ends in -ate, the acid name ends in .
5. If the polyatomic ion ends in -ite, the acid name ends in .
Match each acid formula with its correct name.
1. HCl
a. Nitric Acid
2. H2SO4
b. Sulfurous Acid
3. HNO3
c. Hydrochloric Acid
4. H2SO3
d. Sulfuric Acid
5. HF
e. Hydrofluoric Acid
1. Write the chemical formula for phosphoric acid.
2. Name the acid with the formula HBr.
3. Explain the difference in naming conventions between H2SO4 and H2SO3.
1. What is the correct name for the acid HNO2?
Nitric Acid
Nitrous Acid
Hydronitric Acid
Hydrogen Nitrate
2. Which of the following is a binary acid?
H2CO3
H3PO4
HI
HClO4