perchloric acid
Noun
Meaning
a powerful oxidizing agent; forms perchlorates
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Examples of strong acids are hydrochloric acid (HCl), hydroiodic acid (HI), hydrobromic acid (HBr), perchloric acid (HClO 4 ), nitric acid (HNO 3 ) and sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ).
Dry separation is the method most commonly used to produce a chemically useful form of astatine. citation citation Wet The bismuth (or sometimes bismuth trioxide ) target is dissolved in, for example, concentrated nitric or perchloric acid.
For example, dichlorine heptoxide is acid; perchloric acid is a more hydrated form.
On February 20, 1947, in Los Angeles California, 17 people were killed and 150 injured when a bath, consisting of over 1000 litres of 75% perchloric acid and 25% acetic anhydride by volume, exploded.
The acid forms of these anions are hypochlorous acid (HOCl), chlorous acid (HClO 2), chloric acid (HClO 3 ) and perchloric acid (HClO 4 ), respectively.
Perchloric acid forms an azeotrope with water, consisting of about 72.5% perchloric acid.