Which of the following is not an oxoacid of chlorine?

H C l

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H O C l

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H O C l O

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H O C l O_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is A $H C l$
$H C l$ , known as hydrochloric acid and is not an oxoacid but haloacid. All oxoacids have the acidic hydrogen bound to an oxygen atom, in $H C l$ the hydrogen is bound to the chlorine atom making it a Lewis acid.

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