Name each acid. b. HClO 2 (aq) c. H 2 SO 4 (aq)

welcome back everyone in this example. We're given the following compound and we need to name it because it's an acid. So we're going to recognize that making up our acid. We have all nonmetal atoms and therefore this means we have a molecular compound. So recall that molecular compounds share electrons amongst the atoms making up the compound to give us in this case an overall neutral charge. And so we should recognize that first we have the presence of a H plus carry on or hydrogen proton. And this tells us that the beginning of our name is going to be hydro. We also should recognize that we have the presence of a poly atomic ion IO three and we should recall this has a minus one charge. And so we should recognize this as the I. O. Date an ion in this case we want to go ahead and remove that suffix of our an eye on here Which says eight. So we remove the eight suffix and we want to recall that to give the proper name of our acid we want to replace or we can say add the subject is now being sick. And so this would therefore give us a yo dick as our new name here. And so combining hydro plus biotic, we would get the name being hydro I OTIK and we can just say acid or we can just call it biotic acid for short. So for our final answer this is going to be our name of our acid. I hope that everything that I explained was clear. If you have any questions, please leave them down below and I will see everyone in the next practice video.

Ch.3 - Molecules and Compounds

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Chapter 3, Problem 60b

Name each acid. b. HClO₂(aq) c. H₂SO₄(aq)

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Identify the type of acid: HClO2 is an oxyacid because it contains hydrogen, oxygen, and another element (chlorine).

Determine the polyatomic ion: The polyatomic ion in HClO2 is chlorite (ClO2^-).

Name the acid based on the polyatomic ion: For oxyacids, if the polyatomic ion ends in '-ite', the acid name will end in '-ous acid'.

Combine the root of the polyatomic ion with the appropriate suffix: The root 'chlor' from 'chlorite' is combined with '-ous acid' to form 'chlorous acid'.

Conclude the naming: Therefore, HClO2(aq) is named chlorous acid.

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Key Concepts

Here are the essential concepts you must grasp in order to answer the question correctly.

Acid Nomenclature

Acid nomenclature refers to the systematic naming of acids based on their chemical composition and structure. For binary acids, the name typically starts with 'hydro-' followed by the root of the anion and the suffix '-ic' or '-ous' for oxyacids. Understanding this system is crucial for correctly identifying and naming acids.

Oxyacids

Oxyacids are acids that contain oxygen, hydrogen, and another element (the central atom). The naming of oxyacids depends on the number of oxygen atoms present; if there are more oxygen atoms, the suffix '-ic' is used, while fewer oxygen atoms lead to the suffix '-ous'. HClO2 is an example of an oxyacid, specifically chlorous acid.

Chemical Formula Interpretation

Interpreting chemical formulas is essential for understanding the composition of compounds. In HClO2, 'H' represents hydrogen, 'Cl' represents chlorine, and 'O' represents oxygen. The subscript '2' indicates that there are two oxygen atoms. This interpretation helps in identifying the acid's name and its properties.