binary acid: a compound in which hydrogen is bonded to a different nonmetal (not oxygen)
naming binary acids
* start with prefix “hydro-”
* change ending of other element to “-ic”
* add “acid” to the end
* eg. HCl = hydrochloric acid
nonbinary acid: a compound in which hydrogen is bonded to a polyatomic ion
naming nonbinary acids
* do not add the prefix “hydro-” (that is specific to binary acids)
* determine the name of the polyatomic anion on the acid; if the anion ends in:
* “-ate”: change the ending of the anion to “-ic”
* “-ite”: change the ending of teh anion to “-ous)
* end the name with “acid”
* exceptions: phosphorous acid, sulfuric acid