Respuesta :
The compound HNO3 is called nitric acid.
HNO3 is a covalent compound and a strong acid which ionizes in water into H+ (proton) and NO3- (nitrate ion).
HNO3 (aq) ↔ H+(aq) + NO3-(aq)
Ans: HNO3 = Nitric Acid
[On a side note: Nitrous acid is HNO2]
Answer: Option (c) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
The given compound is [tex]HNO_{3}[/tex] and it has one hydrogen atom, one nitrogen atom and three oxygen atoms.
Name of this compound is nitric acid. Since, oxidation state of nitrogen in [tex]HNO_{3}[/tex] is +5 hence, a suffix "ic" is added to the name of this acid.
Whereas a compound with chemical formula [tex]HNO_{2}[/tex] is nitrous acid. Here, oxidation state of nitrogen atom is +3 hence, a suffix "ous" is added to the name of this acid.
Thus, we can conclude that name the compound [tex]HNO_{3}[/tex] is nitric acid.
