Prefixes and Suffixes…
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-ide (suffix)
-ite (suffix)
hypo<…>ite (prefix and suffix)
-ate (suffix)
per<…>ate (prefix and suffix)
hydro<…>ic acid (prefix and suffix)
-ic acid (suffix)
per<…>ic acid (prefix and suffix)
-ous acid (suffix)
hypo<…>ous acid (prefix and suffix)
ion (ending)
Numeric prefixes
Element names without suffixes
-ous acid
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- This ending is ONLY used for neutral acids that contain oxygen and do NOT contain a metal.
- Examples:
- HIO2 = iodous acid
- H2SO3= sulfurous acid
- Other Examples:
- H2SeO3, H2SO3, H2TeO3, HBrO2, HClO2, HIO2, HNO2
- Related Topics: Acids – Neutral – Oxygen
- Worksheet: Study Aid F
- Examples:
- This ending is ONLY used for neutral acids that contain oxygen and do NOT contain a metal.
hypo<…>ous acid
- This prefix/ending combination is ONLY used for neutral acids that contain oxygen and do NOT contain a metal.
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- To distinguish hypo<…>ous acid from -ous acid: memorize….but know that -ous acids are derived from the -ite polyatomic ions and hypo<…>ous acids are derived from the hypo<…>ite polyatomic ions.
- Examples:
- HIO = hypoiodous acid
- Other Examples:
- HBrO, HClO, HIO, HOF
- Related Topics: Acids – Neutral – Oxygen
- Worksheet: Study Aid F
- Examples:
- To distinguish hypo<…>ous acid from -ous acid: memorize….but know that -ous acids are derived from the -ite polyatomic ions and hypo<…>ous acids are derived from the hypo<…>ite polyatomic ions.
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