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Monday, September 14, 2015

Naming Acids

If you were curious as to how you name compounds with acids, you can use this flowchart to help.

Does the anion contain oxygen?
I                                   I          
                                                               No                               yes
                                              Hydro-                                      check the ending of the anion name
                                              + anion root                                            I                      I
                                               + ic_______
                                            hyrdo(anion root)ic acid         anion or element root        anion/element root
                                                                                                 + -ous____________           + -ic____________
                                                                                                 (root)ous acid                       (root)ic acid
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    Wow this chart actually helped me to learn the difference between the different types of nomenclature. Thanks for posting!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2015 at 6:51 AM

    Wow this chart actually helped me to learn the difference between the different types of nomenclature. Thanks for posting!

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  3. Emmeline KooSeptember 30, 2015 at 3:51 PM

    This is a great post but I typically just look at the endings. If it's ate, like you ate something, than it's changed to ic, like saying ick. It's a bit childish but it helps me remember the names of acids.

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