Other Oxyacids You Should Know
Acid Name Ionization Equation Ion Name
nitric acid HNO3 ---> H+ + NO3- nitrate
nitrous acid HNO2 ---> H+ + NO2- nitrite
sufuric acid H2SO4 ---> 2 H+ + SO42- sulfate
sulfurous acid H2SO3 ---> 2 H+ + SO32- sulfite
hydrosulfuric acid H2S---> 2 H+ + S2- sulfide
carbonic acid
first ionization
H2CO3 ---> H+ + HCO3- hydrogen carbonate
(old: bicarbonate)
carbonic acid
second ionization
HCO3- ---> H+ + CO32- carbonate
phosphoric acid
first ionization
H3PO4 ---> H+ + H2PO4- dihydrogen phosphate
(two more ionizations)