Explanatory notes
… as a rule, unstable. They include : (1) Hypochlorous acid (HClO). A product dangerous to inhale, exploding on contact … yellow or occasionally reddish. (2) Chloric acid (HClO 3 ). This acid exists only as colourless or yellowish … (3) Hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid) (HCN). Obtained by the action of sulphuric acid on a cyanide, …