An acid having the suffix -ous produces an anion having the ____.
a)suffix -ous
b)suffix -ate
c)prefix hydro-
d)suffix -ite
I think it is A) Suffix -ous
(please don't be mad if I'm incorrect.)
To determine the answer to this question, we need to understand the naming conventions for acids. When an acid has the suffix -ous, it indicates that the corresponding anion will have the suffix -ite.
To explain how to get the answer, you would first need to know the name and formula of the acid. Let's take an example of an acid named sulfurous acid (H2SO3). The suffix -ous indicates that the acid contains a lower oxidation state of sulfur.
To find the corresponding anion, we can remove the hydrogen ions (H+) from the acid formula. In this case, when we remove the hydrogen ions from sulfurous acid (H2SO3), we are left with the anion SO3.
By looking at the formula of the anion (SO3), we can see that it has the suffix -ite. Thus, the correct answer to the question is d) suffix -ite.