Statement: Acids containing hydrogen and a non-metallic element other than oxygen are hydroacids.

State whether the given statement is true or false.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
They are compounds formed by hydrogen and a nonmetal, a chalcogen (group 16) or halogen (group 17), in which the hydrogen has an oxidation number +1.
In these compounds, hydrogen is written to the left of the nonmetal. For e.g. HCl, $H_{2} S O_{4}$ etc.

Hence, the given statement is $t r u e$

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