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Which of the following is not an oxoacid of chlorine?(a) HCl(b) HOCl(c) HOClO(d) HOClO2The question was posed to me in semester exam.I want to ask this question from P-Block Elements topic in chapter P-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 12

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Right choice is (a) HCl

Easiest explanation: HCl, KNOWN as HYDROCHLORIC acid and is not an oxoacid. All OXOACIDS have the acidic hydrogen BOUND to an oxygen ATOM, in HCl the hydrogen is bound to the chlorine atom making it a Lewis acid.



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