Explain the steps for naming an oxyacid

Oxoacids are those elements formed by Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O) and a third element corresponding to a nonmetal.

Explanation:

For example, using Chlorine (Cl) as nonmetal, we have the following oxoacids:

HCl0 = (hypochlorous acid), oxidation state 1

HCl02 (chlorous acid), oxidation state 3

HCl03 (chloric acid), oxidation state 5

HClo4 (perchloric acid), oxidation state 7

The prefix hypo means less than, but refers to superior

Bear and ico suffixes refer to oxidation states, in the first minor case and in the second major.

answer; i believe that the correct answer is (a) potassium(k)

the mantle

explanation:

earth is divided into three layers: the crust or the outermost layer on which we live; the underlying, middle layer - the mantle - and the core (the innermost layer of earth).