im not sure how to figure these out can anybody help??
HClO2
HBr
HCn
sulfurous acid
hydroiodic acid
perchloric acid
phosphoric acid
hydrocloric acid
nitric acid
chlorous acid
hydrobromic acid
hypochlorous acid
if you could tell me how you got these or a method that would really help because finals are coming up soon and its 18% of my grade so please help!!!
2007-12-02 13:50:57 · 3 answers · asked by kukinney26 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
yeah its HCN i just didnt hold my shift key for that whole formula
thanks for that catch!!
2007-12-02 14:24:43 · update #1
HClO2 - chlorous acid
HBr - hydrobromic acid
HCN - hydrocyanic acid
sulfurous acid - H2SO3
hydroiodic acid - HI
perchloric acid - HClO4
phosphoric acid - H3PO4
hydrochloric acid - HCl
nitric acid - HNO3
chlorous acid - HClO2 (repeat?)
hydrobromic acid - HBr (repeat?)
hypochlorous acid - HClO
One thing that might help is this. The chlorine series is a complete series. The prefixes and suffixes relate to the relative number of oxygen atoms in the acid. Other acid series also follow this pattern.
HCl - hydrochloric
HClO - hypochlorous
HClO2 - chlorous
HClO3 - chloric
HClO4 - perchloric
Binary acids have the prefix - suffix combination hydro___ic
-ous means less oxygen
- ic means more oxygen
hypo- means less oxygen
per - means more oxygen
I know it's confusing; naming of things usually is. The names of acids go way back historically, so it is difficult to explain the "why" they are named like they are.
2007-12-02 14:09:40 · answer #1 · answered by Dennis M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HClO2 chlorous acid
HBr hydrobromic acid
HCn Recheck your typing!
2007-12-02 22:08:49 · answer #2 · answered by Tim C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chlorous acid
hydrobromic acid
hydrogen cyanide
H2SO3
HClO4
H3PO4
HCl
HNO3
HClO2
HBr
HClO
2007-12-02 22:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋