The number of halogen/(s) forming halic (V) acid is ____ .
Answer: 3
Solution
A halic(V) acid has the formula with the halogen in the oxidation state. Chlorine, bromine and iodine form , and , while fluorine, the most electronegative halogen and limited to the state, forms no such oxoacid. Three halogens form a halic(V) acid.
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