Chapter 4, Problem 12PE

Using the colors of the atoms to identify the elements, name the acid having the structure below.

Naming Bases

Metal compounds that contain the ions ${\text{OH}}^{\text{-}}{\text{ or O}}^{\text{2-}}{\text{, such as NaOH and Na}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}$, arc ionic and arc named just like any other ionic compound. Thus, $\text{NaOH}$ is sodium hydroxide and ${\text{Na}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}$ is sodium oxide.

Molecular bases such as ${\text{NH}}_{\text{3}}$

(ammonia)⁶ and ${\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}{\text{NH}}_{\text{2}}$

(methylamine) are specified by just giving the name of the molecule. The naming of molecular bases is complicated, but you can often identify them by finding the word “amine” in them.