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Hydracid vs. Oxyacid — What's the Difference?

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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