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Explain the steps for naming an oxyacid

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Oxoacids are those elements formed by Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O) and a third element corresponding to a nonmetal.

Step-by-step explanation:

For example, using Chlorine (Cl) as nonmetal, we have the following oxoacids:

HCl0 = (hypochlorous acid), oxidation state 1

HCl02 (chlorous acid), oxidation state 3

HCl03 (chloric acid), oxidation state 5

HClo4 (perchloric acid), oxidation state 7

The prefix hypo means less than, but refers to superior

Bear and ico suffixes refer to oxidation states, in the first minor case and in the second major.

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