chloric acid
Also known as HClO3, [ClO2(OH)]
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- ClHO3
- Molecular weight
- 84.46 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- chloric acid
- SMILES
- OCl(=O)=O
- InChIKey
- XTEGARKTQYYJKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 54.4 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Chloric acid, HClO3, is an oxoacid of chlorine, and the formal precursor of chlorate salts. It is a strong acid and an oxidizing agent.
Properties