Hydracid vs. Oxyacid — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hydracid and Oxyacid
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Hydracid
(chemistry) An acid that does not contain any oxygen as opposed to an oxyacid; they are all binary compounds of hydrogen and a halogen or pseudohalogen.
Oxyacid
An oxyacid, oxoacid, or ternary acid is an acid that contains oxygen. Specifically, it is a compound that contains hydrogen, oxygen, and at least one other element, with at least one hydrogen atom bonded to oxygen that can dissociate to produce the H+ cation and the anion of the acid.
Hydracid
An acid containing hydrogen; - sometimes applied to distinguish acids like hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, and the like, which contain no oxygen, from the oxygen acids or oxacids. See Acid.
Oxyacid
An oxygen-containing acid. Also called oxoacid.
Oxyacid
(chemistry) An acid containing oxygen, as opposed to a hydracid.
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Oxyacid
An acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; - contrasted with the hydracids, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric acid. See Acid, and Hydroxy-.
Oxyacid
Any acid that contains oxygen
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