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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How would I write KOH with there nomenclature prefixes?

OpenStudy (somy):

Potassium hydroxide

OpenStudy (anonymous):

This is more information that I was given would it still be what you put? If the anion ends with -ide (binary), then you replace -ide with hydro -ic acid with the stem of the name in between hydro- and -ic. The word acid is part of the name, so don’t forget to append it. If the anion ends with -ite (ternary), then you replace the ending e with -ous acid. If the anion ends with -ate (ternary), then you replace the ending with -ic acid.

OpenStudy (accessdenied):

That would all apply to acids (containing hydrogen cation), but potassium hydroxide is a base (contains hydroxide anion). Bases don't have special names, you would indeed call this potassium hydroxide.

OpenStudy (somy):

Thats right this naming system is for acids, but KOH is not an acid

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you

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