What is "chloric acid"

n. (context chemistry English) a strong acid, HClO₃, known only in solution and as its chlorate salts; a powerful oxidizing agent

n. (HClO3) a strong unstable acid with an acrid odor found in chlorate salts

Chloric acid, H Cl O, is an oxoacid of chlorine, and the formal precursor of chlorate salts. It is a strong acid ( pK ≈ −1) and oxidizing agent.

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