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Which of the following is the correct name for the compound HF? Hydrogen floride hydrogen monofloride Hydroflorous acid Hydrofloric acid

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this is an acid so it is Hydrofloric acid
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Answer: Option (a) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that the compound contains one hydrogen atom and one fluorine atom. As both hydrogen and fluorine are non-metals so, when both of them chemically combine together then they tend to share their valence electrons.

As a result, a covalent bond is formed between them.

Therefore, nomenclature of the compound will be as follows.

While writing the name of a compound a positive ion is named first of all and then name of the anion is placed along with a suffix that is, "-ide" in this case.

Therefore, name of the compound HF is hydrogen fluoride.

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