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- hcn
section ii: formulas for binary acids and oxyacids
correctly write the chemical formula for the following acids following the rules for binary acids and oxyacids.
- phosphoric acid
- hydrobromic acid
- sulfurous acid
- perchloric acid
- hydrofluoric acid
- acetic acid
- iodic acid
- hydrosulfuric acid
To solve for the chemical formulas of these acids, we use the rules for binary acids (composed of hydrogen and a non - metal) and oxyacids (composed of hydrogen, oxygen, and another element):
9. Phosphoric acid
Phosphoric acid is an oxyacid. The polyatomic ion here is the phosphate ion, \(\ce{PO_4^{3 - }}\). Since hydrogen has a \(+ 1\) charge and the phosphate ion has a \(-3\) charge, to balance the charges, we need 3 hydrogen ions for 1 phosphate ion. So the formula is \(\ce{H_3PO_4}\).
10. Hydrobromic acid
Hydrobromic acid is a binary acid. Binary acids have the form \(\ce{HX}\), where \(X\) is the non - metal. For hydrobromic acid, the non - metal is bromine (Br). So the formula is \(\ce{HBr}\).
11. Sulfurous acid
Sulfurous acid is an oxyacid. The polyatomic ion is the sulfite ion, \(\ce{SO_3^{2 - }}\). Hydrogen has a \(+ 1\) charge. To balance the \(-2\) charge of the sulfite ion, we need 2 hydrogen ions. So the formula is \(\ce{H_2SO_3}\).
12. Perchloric acid
Perchloric acid is an oxyacid. The polyatomic ion is the perchlorate ion, \(\ce{ClO_4^{-}}\). Hydrogen has a \(+ 1\) charge. So we need 1 hydrogen ion to balance the \(-1\) charge of the perchlorate ion. The formula is \(\ce{HClO_4}\).
13. Hydrofluoric acid
Hydrofluoric acid is a binary acid. Using the binary acid formula \(\ce{HX}\), where \(X\) is fluorine (F), the formula is \(\ce{HF}\).
14. Acetic acid
The formula for acetic acid is a well - known one, which is \(\ce{CH_3COOH}\) (or \(\ce{C_2H_4O_2}\)).
15. Iodic acid
Iodic acid is an oxyacid. The polyatomic ion is the iodate ion, \(\ce{IO_3^{-}}\). Hydrogen has a \(+ 1\) charge, so we need 1 hydrogen ion to balance the \(-1\) charge of the iodate ion. The formula is \(\ce{HIO_3}\).
16. Hydrosulfuric acid
Hydrosulfuric acid is a binary acid. The non - metal is sulfur (S). Using the binary acid formula \(\ce{HX}\) (in this case, since sulfur has a \(-2\) charge, we need 2 hydrogen ions to balance it), the formula is \(\ce{H_2S}\).
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s:
- \(\boldsymbol{\ce{H_3PO_4}}\)
- \(\boldsymbol{\ce{HBr}}\)
- \(\boldsymbol{\ce{H_2SO_3}}\)
- \(\boldsymbol{\ce{HClO_4}}\)
- \(\boldsymbol{\ce{HF}}\)
- \(\boldsymbol{\ce{CH_3COOH}}\) (or \(\boldsymbol{\ce{C_2H_4O_2}}\))
- \(\boldsymbol{\ce{HIO_3}}\)
- \(\boldsymbol{\ce{H_2S}}\)