Question

When the name of an anion that is part of an acid ends in -ite , the acid name includes the suffix _____.

-ous


-ite


-ate


-ic

Answer 1

whenever the anion ends in “-ite” the acid name is “-ous.” a mnemonic decide to remember this is gigiv “ite” ous

Answer 2

The answer is: the acid name includes the suffiy -ous.

For example, the name of the anion is sulfite (SO₃²⁻) and the acid name is sulfurous acid.

Sulfurous acid is the chemical compound with the formula H₂SO₃.

Another example, nitrite anion (NO₂⁻) and nitrous acid (HNO₂).

Nitrous acid is weak Bronsted acid and it can lose proton and become conjugate base NO₂⁻ and water is Bronsted base.

Nitrous acid is a weak monobasic acid. In this acid, nitrogen has oxidation number +3.