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Name the compound KClO3


potassium chloride


potassium trioxychlorite


potassium chlorate


hypochlorite

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Correct name: potassium chlorate.

Reason: K+ pairs with the chlorate anion, ClO3−. (Potassium chloride is KCl; hypochlorite is ClO−; "potassium trioxychlorite" is not a standard name — chlorite is ClO2−.)