Nomenclature Diagram
Acids _{Site Index, NonAcids}

Neutral (no metals)
No Oxygen Go to Study Aid	hydro<element other than H>ic acid (e.g. HCl = hydrochloric acid)
With Oxygen Go to Study Aid	per<element other than H or O>ic acid (e.g. HClO4 = perchloric acid) Related Topics	<element other than H or O>ic acid (e.g. HClO3 = chloric acid) Related Topics	<element other than H or O>ous acid (e.g. HClO2 = chlorous acid) Related Topics	hypo<element other than H or O>ous acid (e.g. HClO = hypochlorous acid) Related Topics

Neutral with metal (Note: when variable oxidation state, use Roman Numeral)
No Oxygen	<metal> hydrogen <element other than H>ide (e.g. KHS = potassium hydrogen sulfide) Related Topics
With Oxygen Go to Study Aid	<metal> <prefix>hydrogen per<element other than H or O>ate (e.g. don't know any examples) Related Topics	<metal> <prefix>hydrogen <element other than H or O>ate (e.g. NaH2P4 = sodium dihydrogen phosphate) Related Topics	<metal> <prefix>hydrogen <element other than H or O>ite (e.g. KHSO3 = potassium hydrogen sulfite) Related Topics	<metal> <prefix>hydrogen hypo<element other than H or O>ite (e.g. don't know any examples) Related Topics

Ions
No Oxygen Go to Study Aid	<prefix>hydrogen <element other than H>ide ion (e.g. HSe- = hydrogen selenide ion) Related Topics: a, b
With Oxygen Go to Study Aid	<prefix>hydrogen per<element other than H or O>ate ion (e.g. don't know any examples) Related Topics	<prefix>hydrogen <element other than H or O>ate ion (e.g. HCO3- = hydrogen carbonate ion) Related Topics: a, b	<prefix>hydrogen <element other than H or O>ite ion (e.g. HSeO3- = hydrogen selenite ion) Related Topics: a, b	<prefix>hydrogen hypo<element other than H or O>ite ion (e.g. don't know any examples) Related Topics