Chloric acid

Chloric Acid is HClO3

However, I think HClO is actually: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochlorous_acid

Thanks, first mistake in the book I found lol

Chloric (I) acid - HClO - Hypochlorous acid
Chloric (III) acid - HClO₂ - Chlorous acid
Chloric (V) acid - HClO₃ - Chloric acid
Chloric (VII) acid - HClO₄ - Perchloric acid.

The names on the left are the IUPAC names; the roman numerals tell you the formal oxidation state of chlorine in the molecule. The names on the right are the old, traditional names.

My book states the formula for Chloric (I) acid to be HClO

but Wikipedia says it is HClO3?

Which one is correct?

i know this is really old but it might help someone else, chloric(1) acid is HClO the 1 refers to the oxidisation state of the Cl meaning the equation is HClO the equation of chloric acid is HClO3

i know this is really old but it might help someone else, chloric(1) acid is HClO the 1 refers to the oxidisation state of the Cl meaning the equation is HClO the equation of chloric acid is HClO3

The "one" in brackets must be a Roman numeral. Chloric(I) acid.

You're getting a bit slow in your advancing years.