Naming Acids

Naming acids depends on whether you can identify polyatomic ions and recognize an acid. All acids have an H in the cation position (first). 

Reference Tables for Chemistry (2011) Retrieved from: https://castlelearning.com/review/reference/chem%20table%20e.htm


**Helpful hint: I found that this website is VERY helpful if you're having trouble naming acids!! 

Naming Type 1 2 and 3 Binary Compounds

Type 1 Binary Compound:


Type 2 Binary Compound:
metal + non-metal
roman numerals to indicate charge on metal


Type 3 Binary Compounds:
1 elements named as is, second element named as anion (add -ide at the end).
Composed of 2 non metals.
Use prefixes to establish element frequency.
1- mono
2- di
3- tri
4- tetra
5- penta
6- hexa
7- hepta
8- octa
9- nona
10- deca

(9 March 2011) Retrieved from: http://www.slideshare.net/mn_mikaelian/chapter-5-compounds