Chemistry: The Science in Context (4th Edition)

Published by W.W. Norton & Co.
ISBN 10: 0393124177
ISBN 13: 978-0-39312-417-0

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions: Matter Starts Here - Problems - Page 71: 83

Answer

(a) hydrofluoric acid (b) bromic acid (c) $H_3PO_4$ (d) $HNO_2$

Work Step by Step

(a) For an acid containing hydrogen bonded to a halogen, we take the first part of hydrogen, $hydro-$, combine it with the first part of the name of the halogen with the ending changed to $-ic$, and add the word $acid$ to the end. For $HF$, we name it hydrofluoric acid. (b) For acids containing oxoanions, we merely take the name of the oxoanion, change its ending to $-ic$, and adding the word $acid$ to the end. For $HBrO_3$, we name it bromic acid. (c) Here, we have another oxoanion bonded to hydrogen. $PO4$ is called phosphate. Hydrogen has an oxidation number of $1+$ here whereas phosphate has an oxidation number of $3-$; therefore, we need three hydrogens for each phosphate. Thus, phosphoric acid has the formula $H_3PO_4$. (d) Acids having the ending $-ous$ means that the oxoanion has the $-ite$ ending. In this acid, hydrogen is bonded to the nitrite ion ($NO_2^-$). Thus, nitrous acid has the formula $HNO_2$.
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