HClO₄ Strongly oxidizing, corrosive, colorless, hygroscopic liquid, boiling at 16_C (8 mmHg, or 1067 pascals); soluble in water; unstable in pure form, but stable when diluted in water; used in medicine, electrolytic baths, electropolishing, explosives, and analytical chemistry, and as a chemical intermediate. Also known as Fraude’s reagent.