[Chem Queston] Difference between Ite,Ate,Ide Suffixes

[Pwn]

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What exactly are the differences between these suffixes? I saw a question on destroyer that expected you to know the difference between sulfide and sulfite so I'm guessing questions like these pop on the DAT too. THanks!

 

[drpharMD]

What exactly are the differences between these suffixes? I saw a question on destroyer that expected you to know the difference between sulfide and sulfite so I'm guessing questions like these pop on the DAT too. THanks!

This is the way I remember it:

"Ate" and "Ite" have to do with oxygen compounds. The "Ate" has the higher value of Oxygens, and the "Ite" has the lesser value. I remember it as " I "ATE" to much O2!". Weird, but it helps. The "Ide" deals with monoatomic ions that are by themselves with their natural charge/oxidation numbers, such as Flouride, (-1), Sulfide (-2), etc.

 

[TooQuickSlick]

Also remember the name of your acids between -ous and -ic.

 

[Pwn]

What the difference between ous and ic for acids?

 

[UCB05]

by order of decreasing oxygens,

hyper-ic > -ic > -ous >hypo-ous

-ic acid deprotonates to an -ate ion
-ous acid deprotonates to an -ite ion
-ide is usually just denotes a moiety