Answer:
The general formula for an acid is HnX where H stands for hydrogen, n stands for the number of hydrogen ions, and X stands for the monatomic or polyatomic ions ( since those are negative charged ions, they are called anions).
Explanation:
The general formula for an acid is HnX) where H stands for hydrogen, n stands for the number of hydrogen ions, and X stands for the monatomic or polyatomic ions ( since those are negative charged ions, they are called anions).
An example is H2SO4, also called sulfuric acid
It shows that H2SO4 has 2 hydrogen atoms, so in the formula HnX n=2
X fro H2SO4 is SO42-, it's a polyatomic ion. Since it has a negative charge of 2- it needs 2 hydrogen atoms to bind and form H2SO4
