Naming Simple Acids and Complex Acids

Today in class we learnt how to name and identify both simple and complex acids.  First of all acids are form when composed of hydrogen ion and composed of a negatively charged ion.

 

Almost all acids starts with H and is negatively charged.



Simple Acids

• Uses hydro in the begining
• Ends in ide when form with hydrogen. However you will need to change the ide to ic
• Ends with writing acids

Eg. HF-hydrogen flouride turns into hydrofluoric acid.

Complex Acids

• Does not begin with hydro
• They end in ate or ite when combines with hydrogen.
• However you change the ate to ic and ite to ous and wrtie acid at the end

Eg. H2SO4-hydrogensulphate turns into sulphuric acid.

Eg. HNO2-hydrogennitrite turns into nitrous acid.

That concludes all we learnt today!!!!!!

Test Next Thurs On What we learn so far which is Chap1 and 2