Rachel Maddiee Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Naming Oxyacids (oxyacids produce the H+ cation) The first step in writing a name for a formula is to decide which type of compound it represents. Determine the anion (the name of the acid is based on the anion attached to the hydrogen) The acid name comes from the root name of the oxyanion name or the central element of the oxyanion. Oxyanions are named according to the following rules: If the group ends in the suffix -ate (with more oxygen atoms bonded), it changes to -ic If the group ends in the suffix -ite(with less less oxygen atoms bonded), it changes to -ious Is this step process correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypervalent_iodine Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Seems fine to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 5:01 PM, Rachel Maddiee said: If the group ends in the suffix -ite(with less less oxygen atoms bonded), it changes to -ious No, it changes to "-ous". Sulphurous, nitrous etc don't have an "i". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Maddiee Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 Sorry, typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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