- (T, F) The compound hydrogen fluoride, HF, dissolved in water is called
hydrofluoric acid, but the prefix hydro- refers to the fact that it is a binary acid
that does not contain oxygen. Although the name hydrofluoric acid does refer
to the compound hydrogen fluoride dissolved in water, the prefix hydro- is not
what indicates this. For first year chemistry students, most substances referred
to as acids are water solutions.
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