Practice Worksheet: Names & Formulas of Acids

Review:
When the anion does NOT contain Oxygen, & is a BINARY acid:
Use the prefix hydro + root of the anions name ic + the word acid
Examples: HCl = hydrochloric acid; HBr = hydrobromic acid
When the anion contains Oxygen, & is a TERNARY acid:
The name depends on the name of the polyatomic anion. DONT use
the prefix hydro-! Examples: H
2
SO
4
has the sulfate anion, so the acid
name will end in -ic: Sulfuric acid. H
2
SO
3
has the sulfite anion, so the
name of the acid will end in -ous: Sulfurous acid.
ATE IC
ITE OUS

Write FORMULAS for the following:
Nitric acid HNO
3

Chloric acid HClO
3

Acetic acid HC
2
H
3
O
2
(or HCH
3
COO, or HCH
3
CO
2
)
Hydrobromic acid HBr
Sulfurous acid H
2
SO
3

Chlorous acid HClO
2

Hydrochloric acid HCl
Phosphoric acid H
3
PO
4

Nitrous acid HNO
2

Hydrofluoric acid HF
Hypochlorous acid HClO
Hydroiodic acid HI
Phosphorous acid H
3
PO
3

Carbonic acid H
2
CO
3

Perchloric acid HClO
4

Permanganic acid HMnO
4

Sulfuric acid H
2
SO
4

Hydrocyanic acid HCN





NAME the following :
HClO Hypochlorous acid
H
3
PO
4
Phosphoric acid
HCl Hydrochloric acid
H
3
BO
3
Boric acid
H
2
SO
4
Sulfuric acid
HNO
2
Nitrous acid
HI Hydroiodic acid
HC
2
H
3
O
2
Acetic acid
HF Hydrofluoric acid
H
3
PO
3
Phosphorous acid
HCN Hydrocyanic acid
HClO
3
Chloric acid
H
2
CO
3
Carbonic acid
H
2
SO
3
Sulfurous acid
HClO
2
Chlorous acid
HNO
3
Nitric acid
HBr Hydrobromic acid