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) |
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H3BO3 boric acid |
H2CO3 carbonic acid |
HNO3 nitric acid |
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H2SiO3 silicic acid |
H3PO4 phosphoric acid |
H2SO4 sulfuric acid |
HClO3 chloric acid |
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H3AsO4 arsenic acid |
H2SeO4 selenic acid |
HBrO3 bromic acid |
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H2TeO4 telluric acid |
HIO3 iodic acid |