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Table 3.3. Oxoacids and oxoanions<br />

Oxoacid 1 st Conjugate Base 2 nd Conjugate Base 3 rd Conjugate Base<br />

H 2 CO 3<br />

carbonic acid<br />

HCO 3<br />

−<br />

hydrogen carbonate<br />

(bicarbonate)<br />

CO 3<br />

2−<br />

carbonate<br />

HNO 2<br />

nitrous acid<br />

NO 2<br />

−<br />

nitrite<br />

HNO 3<br />

nitric acid<br />

NO 3<br />

−<br />

nitrate<br />

H 3 PO 3<br />

phosphorous acid<br />

H 2 PO 3<br />

−<br />

dihydrogen phosphite<br />

HPO 3<br />

2−<br />

hydrogen phosphite<br />

PO 3<br />

3−<br />

phosphite<br />

H 3 PO 4<br />

phosphoric acid<br />

H 2 PO 4<br />

−<br />

dihydrogen phosphate<br />

HPO 4<br />

2−<br />

hydrogen phosphate<br />

PO 4<br />

3−<br />

phosphate<br />

H 2 SO 3<br />

sulfurous acid<br />

HSO 3<br />

−<br />

hydrogen sulfite<br />

SO 3<br />

2−<br />

sulfite<br />

H 2 SO 4<br />

sulfuric acid<br />

HSO 4<br />

−<br />

hydrogen sulfate<br />

SO 4<br />

2−<br />

sulfate<br />

HClO<br />

hypochlorous acid<br />

OCl −<br />

hypochlorite<br />

HClO 2<br />

chlorous acid<br />

ClO 2<br />

−<br />

chlorite<br />

HClO 3<br />

chloric acid<br />

ClO 3<br />

−<br />

chlorate<br />

HClO 4<br />

perchloric acid<br />

ClO 4<br />

−<br />

perchlorate<br />

Note that some elements as central atoms (e.g. N, S, P and Cl) have more than one oxoacid.<br />

When there are two such species they are labeled ...ous acid and ...ic acid (e.g. nitrous and nitric<br />

acids). The oxoacid with more O atoms (for which the central atom has the highest oxidation<br />

number) is labeled ...ic acid, while that with fewer O atoms is labeled ...ous acid. The<br />

corresponding oxoanions are labeled ...ite and ...ate. In the case of chlorine, there are four<br />

oxoacids. The middle two (with respect to number of O atoms) acids are chlorous and chloric<br />

acid, respectively. That with one fewer O than chlorous acid is called hypochlorous acid. That<br />

with one more O than chloric acid is called perchloric acid. The conjugate base to hypochlorous<br />

acid is hypochlorite, while the conjugate base to perchloric acid is perchlorate. Other common<br />

oxoanions include the powerful oxidizing agents, dichromate, Cr 2 O 7 2− , and permanganate,<br />

MnO 4 − .<br />

Organic Acids and Bases<br />

There are many organic acids. The simplest are the alkanoic (carboxylic) acids derived from the<br />

alkanes. The alkanes have the chemical formula, C n H 2n+2 . For example, for n = 1 and 2 we have<br />

methane, CH 4 , and ethane, C 2 H 6 , respectively. The alkanoic acids are obtained by replacing 3 H<br />

atoms attached to one of the end carbon atoms with a doubly bonded O and an OH group (the O<br />

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