Here you are this will explain it it is one of my own persoal papers
Acids are divided into two groups: Binary and Oxyacids. NAMING BINARY ACIDS: The name of the binary acid consists of two words. The
first word has three parts:
the “hydro” prefix
the root of the nonmetal element
the “ic” ending
The second word is always “acid”
Examples:
HCl = hydro chlor ic acid = hydrochloric acid
HBr = hydro brom ic acid = hydrobromic acid
HF = hydro fluor ic acid = hydrofluoric acid
- NAMING OXYACIDS: These are more difficult to name because these acids have
hydrogen, a nonmetal, and may have varying numbers of oxygen atoms. For example,
H2SO5, H2SO4, H2SO3, and H2SO2 are all acids. How do we name them? To begin, we
need a point of reference. Our reference point is this:
The “ate” ions (sulfate, nitrate, etc) make the “ic” acids (sulfuric acid, nitric acid)
Examples:
SO4
2- = sulfate ion H2SO4 = sulfuric acid
NO3
-
= nitrate ion HNO3 = nitric acid
Once we have our point of reference, the acid with one more oxygen than the -ic acid is
called the per-_________-ic acid. The acid with one less oxygen then the -ic acid is
called the ___________-ous acid. If the acid has one less oxygen than the -ous acid, it
is called the hypo-____________-ous acid.
Examples:
H2SO5 = persulfuric acid HNO4 = pernitric acid
H2SO4 = sulfuric acid HNO3 = nitric acid
H2SO3 = sulfurous acid HNO2 = nitrous acid
H2SO2 = hyposulfurous acid HNO = hyponitrous acid
The KEY:
