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If a new halogen were discovered with the name sapline and the symbol Sa, how would the following acids of sapline be named?

HSa
HSaO
HSaO2
HSaO3
HSaO4

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If a new halogen were discovered with the name sapline and the symbol Sa, it should be name HSa. The fact that it ends with an -ine, it belongs to the group 7 of the periodic table. The anion for this groups bears a -1 in the power and when this react with water, it releases an acid of HSa.
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