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In your own words, please explain how to name acids.

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Acids are named based on their anion — the ion attached to the hydrogen. In simple binary acids, one ion is attached to hydrogen. Names for such acids consist of the prefix “hydro-“, the first syllable of the anion, and the suffix “-ic”. Complex acid compounds have oxygen in them.

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