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Which of the following names are correct for the given oxyacids?

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HNO3 - Nitrous acid
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HNO2 - Nitrous acid
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HNO - Polynitryl acid
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HNO3 - Nitric acid
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Solution

The correct option is D HNO3 - Nitric acid
HNO2 is named as nitrous acid. Let us look at the structure:

Although not shown here, each oxygen atom has two lone pairs while the nitrogen has one lone pair. Can you guess the oxidation state of the Nitrogen atom here?
HNO3 is nitric acid.It has the structure:


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