Common Ternary Acids

    Formulas of common ternary acids (also referred to as oxoacids) with no prefix and ending in -ic are a periodic trend based on an ON of the element X.

Group III (ON=+3) Group IV (ON=+4) Group V

(ON=+5)

Group VI (ON=+6) Group VII (ON=+5)

H3BO3

boric acid

H2CO3

carbonic acid

HNO3

nitric acid

 

 

 

H2SiO3

silicic acid

H3PO4

phosphoric acid

H2SO4

sulfuric acid

HClO3

chloric acid

 

 

H3AsO4

arsenic acid

H2SeO4

selenic acid

HBrO3

bromic acid

 

 

 

H2TeO4

telluric acid

HIO3

iodic acid