Question 5 Explain why HCI is hydrochloric acid, while HCIO3 is chloric acid.
Explain why HCI is hydrochloric acid, while HCIO3 is caloric acid
A) Chloric acid contains no hydrogen.
B) Chloric acid contains oxygen, and so is an oxyacid. Hydrogen in an oxyacid is not part of the n
C) HCI is more commonly used, and so it is given the name hydrochloric acid over the less comm
O D) Chloric acid does not dissolve in water

The answer to this is the 3rd choice!

Answerthe half-reaction having the greatest tendency to occur at the anode:     i₂(aq) + 2e⁻  ⇄ 2i⁻  ;   e = +0.53 v======oxidation occurs at the anode. we must therefore find the half-reaction with the greatest tendency to oxidize.the given values of e are reduction potentials (the form of the half-reactions are of reduction).the lower the reduction potential, the higher the potential to oxidize. the half-cell with the lowest reduction potential will have the greatest tendency to oxidize at the anode.the half-reaction having the greatest tendency must be    i₂(aq) + 2e⁻  ⇄ 2i⁻    e = +0.53 vbecause its reduction potential is the lowest out of the three.