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when the name of the anion that is part of an acid ends in -ate the acid name includes the suffix A.-ous B. -ic C. -ate D. - ite

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An anion with the suffix -ate will cause the acid name to have the suffix -ic. For instance, SO4(2-) (sulfate) bonds with hydrogen to form the acid H2SO4 or sulfuric acid.
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