Acids Naming

When naming acids with poly-atomic ions, change "-ite" to:

• -ate

• -ic

• -ous

• -ite

When naming acids with poly-atomic ions, change "-ate" to:

• -ate

• -ic

• -ous

• -ite

Name HF

• hydrofluoric acid

• Hypofluoric acid

• hydrogen fluorine acid

• fluoric acid

Name the acid: H₃PO₃

• hydrophosphoric acid

• phosphorous acid

• phosphoric acid

• phosphoric hydroxide

• Nitrous acid

• Nitric acid

• Hydronitric acid

• Nitrate acid

Answer explanation

The correct name for HNO3 is Nitric acid, making it the right choice among the options provided.

What is the formula for nitric acid?

• HNO₂

• HNO₃

• HNO₄

• H₂NO₃

What is the formula for perchloric acid?

• H₃ClO₃

• H₃ClO₄

• HClO₃

• HClO4

What is the formula for hydrochloric acid?

• HCl

• HClO

• H₃ClO₃

• HClO₃

HNO₂

• hydronitrogen

• hydrogen nitrogen oxygen

• nitrous acid

• nitric acid

HBr

• hydrogen bromine acid

• hydrobromide acid

• hydrobromic acid