CHEMISTRY COMMUNITY

In class Dr. Lavelle drew HClO3 with the Hydrogen attached to the oxygen and I was wondering why it is attached to the oxygen and not the chlorine?

I think it is just because it is an acid, and acids always have the hydrogen connected to the oxygen if there is oxygen in the molecule.

Since oxygen is the most electronegative atom and has a negative charge, hydrogen attaches to oxygen in order to neutralize the charge and make the molecule more stable.