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Oxyacid
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<p>An oxyacid, oxoacid, or ternary acid is an <a href="/facts/Acid/FySU18n1">acid</a> that contains <a href="/facts/Oxygen/acyn6o8r">oxygen</a>. Specifically, it is a compound that contains hydrogen, oxygen, and at least one other <a href="/facts/Chemical_element/0jducgWD">element</a>, with at least one <a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">hydrogen</a> atom bonded to oxygen that can dissociate to produce the <a href="/facts/Hydron_(chemistry)/v5Qkumvm">H+</a> <a href="/facts/Cation/wrbwhF3z">cation</a> and the <a href="/facts/Anion/wrbwhF3z">anion</a> of the acid. </p>