Common+Acids

You can recognize acids by the fact that they always contain at least one hydrogen atom at the beginning of their Chemical Formula.

__List of Common Acids__ A binary compound consists of two elements. Binary acids have the prefix //hydro// in front of the full name of the nonmetallic element. They have the ending //-ic//. Examples include hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acid. Hydrofluoric Acid - HF Hydrochloric Acid - HCl Hydrobromic Acid - HBr Hydroiodic Acid - HI Hydrosulfuric Acid - H2S Ternary acids commonly contain hydrogen, a nonmetal, and oxygen. The name of the most common form of the acid consists of the nonmetal root name with the //-ic// ending, The acid containing one less oxygen atom than the most common form is designated by the //-ous// ending. An acid containing one less oxygen atom than the //-ous// acid has the prefix //hypo-// and the //-ous// ending. The acid containing one more oxygen than the most common acid has the //per-// prefix and the //-ic// ending. Nitric Acid - HNO3 Nitrous Acid - HNO2 Hypochlorous Acid - HClO Chlorous Acid - HClO2 Chloric Acid - HClO3 Perchloric Acid - HClO4 Sulfuric Acid - H2SO4 Sulfurous Acid - H2SO3 Phosphoric Acid - H3PO4 Phosphorous Acid - H3PO3 Carbonic Acid - H2CO3 Acetic Acid - HC2H3O2 Oxalic Acid - H2C2O4 Boric Acid - H3BO3 Silicic Acid - H2SiO3
 * Binary Acids**
 * Ternary Acids**