periodic acids

A form of periodic acid — HIO₄ or H₅IO₆, the oxyacids of iodine in which iodine has the highest oxidation number; H₅IO₆ is a white crystalline substance (HIO₄ is not stable), and both are strong oxidizing agents.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of periodic acid
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