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What is Oxoacid?

Definition 27.1 University Chemistry — Year 1 · Chapter 27 — The p-Block I: Boron, Carbon and Nitrogen Groups

An oxoacid is an acid in which the acidic hydrogen atoms are bound to oxygen atoms that are bound to a central atom: B(OH)X3\ce{B(OH)3}, HX2COX3\ce{H2CO3}, HNOX3\ce{HNO3} (HO−NOX2\ce{HO-NO2}), HX3POX4\ce{H3PO4} ((HO)X3PO\ce{(HO)3PO}), HX2SOX4\ce{H2SO4}. The more oxygen atoms without hydrogen around the central atom, the stronger the acid.

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