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Acids which contain oxygen atoms in their molecule are called _____________ .

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Oxyacids - The acids that contain oxygen atoms in their molecules are called oxyacids.
It contains a central element, oxygen, and hydrogen.
For example - Sulphuric acid $(H_{2} {SO}_{4})$ , Nitric acid $({HNO}_{3})$ , etc.
Therefore, acids that contain oxygen atoms in their molecule are called oxyacids.

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