Chlorous acid
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An aqueous solution of HI is named hydroiodic acid. It is a strong acid that consists of hydrogen and iodine ions dissolved in water.
HFO4 is an acid. It is named perfluorooctanoic acid and is commonly used in industrial applications.
Acids in their pure state are named based on the anion they contain. For example, hydrochloric acid contains the chloride anion, so it is named hydrochloric acid. Sulfuric acid contains the sulfate anion, so it is named sulfuric acid.
Platoic Acid When naming acids that have a (fictional, in this case) polyatomic ion that ends in -ate, drop that ending and change it to -ic. For example, an acid with the nitrate ion becomes nitric acid.
The compound HClO2 is named chlorous acid.