naming of acids with oxygen
These acids have hydrogen as the positive ion and a radical containing oxygen as the negative ion. If the radical ends in ATE , take off the ate, put on IC and add the word acid.Examples :
HNO3 is nitric acid
HClO3 is chloric acid
H2CrO4 is chromic acid
H2SO4
is sulfuric acid
H3PO4 is phosphoric acid
If the radical ends in ITE, take off the ite, put on OUS and add the word acid.
Examples :
HNO2 is nitrous acid
H2SO3 is sulfurous acid
HClO is hypochlorous acid