Naming Simple Acids
*simple acids are the ones that end in -ide*
1) Start with "hydro".
2) Drop the last syllable of the non-metal and replace it with "-ic".
3) End with "acid".
Some examples:
HBr(aq) --> Hydrobromic acid
HI(aq) --> Hydroiodic acid
HCN(aq) --> Hydrocyanic acid
H2S(aq) --> Hydrosulphic acid
Naming Complex Acids
1) Replace -ate with -ic, and -ite with -ous.
2) End with ¨acid¨.
You can use the following sentence to help you remember the endings of complex acids:
"We ate something icky and got appendic ite ous."
Some examples:
1) HCH3COO --> acetic acid
2) HNO2 --> nitrous acid
3) H2CO3 --> carbonic acid
4) H2C2O4 --> oxalic acid
5) H2Cr2O7 --> dichromic acid
6) H2SO3 --> sulphurous acid
Here is a video for acid naming:
