Metaoxyacids

A metaoxyacid is an acid related to oxoacid. Like oxoacids, metaoxyacids share a few similarities. Specifically they:

1. contains oxygen;
2. contains at least one other element;
3. has at least one hydrogen atom bound to oxygen; and
4. forms an ion by the loss of one or more protons.

However, they are distinguished in that metaoxyacids:

1. have a distinct, differing molecular structure from all oxoacids
2. dissolve in a dissimilar manner
3. are more stable and do not disperse in aqueous solutions

Generally, oxoacids are simply polyatomic ions with a hydrogen cation, and a metaoxyacid is similar but less reactive.