Question

When the name of an anion that is part of an acid ends in `-ite`, the acid name includes what suffix?

Answer 1

When the name of an anion that is part of a salt ends in -ite, the acid name includes the suffix -ous acid.

Explanation:

Here are some examples

`"Name of anion"color(white)(m)"Name of acid"`
`stackrel(—————————————)("nitr"color(red)(ite)color(white)(mmmmm)"nitr"color(red)("ouscolor(white)(l) acid))`
`"chlor"color(red)(ite)color(white)(mmmml)"chlor"color(red)(ouscolor(white)(l) acid)`
`"hypochlor"color(red)(ite)color(white)(mm)"hypochlor"color(red)(ous color(white)(l)acid)`
`"sulf"color(red)(ite)color(white)(mmmmml)"sulfur"color(red)(ous color(white)(l)acid)`