LETS C HOW 2 NAME SOME INORGANIC ACIDS....!!!!
HClO is an acid involving a polyatomic ion. You MUST recognize the polyatomic ion in the formula. There is no other way to figure out the name. If you don't recognize the polyatomic, then you're sunk without a trace.
The polyatomic ion is ClO¯ and its name is hypochlorite. Any time you see the "ite" suffix, you change it to "ous" and add the word acid.
The name of HClO is hypochlorous acid.
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