oxo acid
chemical compound
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halogen compounds
- In halogen: Relative reactivity
The oxyacids are compounds in which halogen atoms are joined to oxygen atoms. The oxyacids are all powerful oxidizing agents, which can be reduced to the corresponding hydrogen halides—the oxidation numbers changing from positive to −1 in the process. The oxidizing strength of the oxyanions increases…
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