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Acids:
◦ a compound that contains one or more hydrogen
atoms and produces hydrogen ions (H+).
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Bases:
◦ An ionic compound that produced a hydroxide ion
(OH-) when dissolved in water.
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Three Rules:
◦ 1) When the name if an the anion end in –ide, the
acid name begins with hydro-. The end of the name
has the suffix –ic and is following by the word acid.
◦ Example: HCl
 The anion is chloride goes to chloric
 Begins with hydro-. Goes to hydrochloric
 Followed by the word acid. Goes to hydrochloric acid.
 HCl is hydrochloric acid.
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2) When the anion name ends in –ite, the acid
name will end in –ous, followed by the word
acid.
◦ Example: H2SO3
 The anion is sulfite (SO3)
 The anion sulfite goes to sulfurous
 Followed by the word acid. Sulfurous acid
 H2SO3 is sulfurous acid.
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3) When the anion name ends in –ate, the
acid name changes the suffix to –ic, and it is
followed by the word acid.
◦ Example: HNO3
 The anion is nitrate.
 The anion nitrate goes to nitric
 Followed by the word acid. Nitric acid.
 HNO3 is nitric acid.
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Bases are named in the same way as other
ionic compounds– the name of the CATION is
following by the name of the ANION.
◦ Example: NaOH is sodium hydroxide
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Give the names of these acids:
◦ HNO2
◦ H2S
◦ H2CrO4
◦ Give the names of these bases:
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LiOH
Mg(OH)2
Pb(OH)2
Al(OH)3
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Give the names of these acids:
◦ HNO2
◦ H2S
◦ H2CrO4
Nitrous Acid
Hydrosulfuric Acid
Chromic Acid
◦ Give the names of these bases:
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LiOH
Mg(OH)2
Pb(OH)2
Al(OH)3
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