oxyacid

Introduction
Oxyacids of nitrogen
- Nitric acid and nitrate salts
- Nitrous acid and nitrite salts
Oxyacids of phosphorus
- Orthophosphoric acid and phosphate salts
- Phosphorous acid and phosphite salts
- Hypophosphorous acid and hypophosphite salts
Oxyacids of sulfur
- Sulfuric acid
  - Preparation
  - Formation of sulfate salts
  - Reactions and uses
- Sulfurous acid and sulfite salts
Carbonic acid and carbonate salts
- Carbonate and hydrogen carbonate salts
- Other carbonic acids

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Images

The structure of phosphorous acid, H3PO3.

The structure of hypophosphorous acid, H3PO2.

A schematic diagram of a contact-process sulfuric acid converter.

$Diagram of double refraction: an unpolarized light ray enters a transparent calcite crystal and splits into a straight ordinary ray and an upward-bending extraordinary ray.$

A transparent, rectangular crystal of Iceland spar, a clear variety of calcite, rests on a reflective surface with a blue background.

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Steven S. Zumdahl

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Kara Rogers

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Article restructured and revised.	Kara Rogers	Aug 15, 2008