STRUCTURE OF OXY ACIDS OF P, S, Cl, N

OXY-ACIDS OF PHOSPHORUS (P, atom is sp3 hybridised)

S. NO. NAME STRUCTURE

1. H3PO2 Hypophosphorus acid (monobasic)

2. H3PO3 Phosphorus acid (Dibasic)

3. H4P2O6 Hypophosphoric acid (tetrabasic)

Pyrophospho ric acid ( tetrabasic )

4. H4P2O7 or
Dipolyphosphoric acid

5. H3PO4 Phosphoric acid (tribasic)

6. H4P2O5 Pyrophosphorus acid

7. HPO3 Metaphosphoric acid

8. Cyclic-metaphosphoric

(HPO3)n

(n = 2) Dimeta posphoric acid

9. n=3 Trimeta phosphoric acid

OXY-ACIDS OF SULPHUR
(S atom in sp3 hybridised)

(A) Sulphurous acid series.

O
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1. H2SO3 Sulphurous acid H O S O H

O O
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2. H2S2O4 Dithionous acid H O S
.. S
.. O H

O O
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3. H2S2O5 Pyrosulphurous acid H O S S.. O H
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O

(B) Sulphuric acid series.

O
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1. H2SO4 Sulphuric acid H O S O H
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O

O
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2. H2S2O3 Thiosulphuric acid H O S O H
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S

O O
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3. H2S2O7 Oleum H O S O S O H
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O O
(C) Thionic acid series (General formula H2Sn+2O6, n = 0 to 12 are practicaly known)

O O
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H O S ( S )n S O H
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O O

H2S2O6 (n = 0) Dithionic acid

(D) Peroxy acids of S

O
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1. H2SO5 Peroxymonosulphuric acid (caro’s acid) H O O S O H
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O

O O
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2. H2S2O8 Peroxydisulphuric acid (Marshall’s acid) H O S O O S O H
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O O

OXY-ACIDS OF ‘Cl’
(Cl atom is sp3 hybridised)

1. HClO Hypochlorous acid

2. HClO2 Chlorous acid

3. HClO3 Chloric acid

4. HClO4 Perchloric acid

 OXY-ACIDS OF NITROGEN
(N atom sp2 hybridised)

1. HNO3 Nitric acid (Colourless)

.. ..
2. HNO2 Nitrous acid (Pale blue) H O
.. N O

3. H2N2O2 Hyponitrous acid

HNO 4 Pernitric acid

4. or or
HNO 2 (O2 ) Peroxy nitric acid

5. HNO(O2) Peroxy nitrous acid