Naming Salts

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Naming Salts
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The Rules

• Hydrochloric Acid ? Chloride
• Sulphuric Acid ? Sulphate
• Nitric Acid ? Nitrate

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Word Equations

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Metal
Acid
Metal Salt
Hydrogen
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Naming Salts

• Metal Acid ? Metal Salt Hydrogen

STEP 1 The name of the metal comes from the metal
in the reaction
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Copper
Copper Salt
Acid
Hydrogen
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Naming Salts

• Metal Acid ? Metal Salt Hydrogen

STEP 2 The name of the salt comes from the acid
in the reaction
Copper ? Copper

Hydrochloric Acid
Chloride
Hydrogen
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• Metal Acid ? Metal Salt Hydrogen
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