Chemistry: Principles and Practice (3rd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0534420125
ISBN 13: 978-0-53442-012-3

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Questions and Exercises - Exercises - Page 87: 2.101

Answer

(a) phosphoric acid (b) sulfurous acid (c) hydrotelluric acid

Work Step by Step

(a) phosphoric acid If the oxoanion ends in $-ate$, then we drop this ending, substitute the ending $-ic$ in its place, and add the word $acid$ to the end. (b) sulfurous acid If the oxoanion ends in $-ite$, then we drop this ending, substitute the ending $-ous$ in its place, and add the word $acid$ to the end. (c) hydrotelluric acid If the name of the anion ends in $-ide$, then we add the prefix $hydro-$ to the anion, change the anion ending from $-ide$ to $-ic$, and add the word $acid$ to the end.
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