JEE Advanced Chemistry question

Which has peroxy linkage?

(A)Perchloric acid
(B)Hypochloro acid
(C)Para perchloric acid
(D)None of theseCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

None of the common chlorine oxoacids — hypochlorous (HOCl), chloric, perchloric (HClO4) acids — contain an O–O (peroxide) bond; each chlorine atom is bonded only to terminal oxygen atoms

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Question ID VK-159318