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COMEDK · Chemistry · 13. General Organic Chemistry

Give the correct order of acidity of

  1. A \(\mathrm{HClO}_4 < \mathrm{HClO}_3 < \mathrm{HClO}_2 < \mathrm{HClO}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{HClO} < \mathrm{HClO}_2 < \mathrm{HClO}_3 < \mathrm{HClO}_4\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{HClO}_4 < \mathrm{HClO}_2 < \mathrm{HClO} < \mathrm{HClO}_3\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{HClO} < \mathrm{HClO}_3 < \mathrm{HClO}_2 < \mathrm{HClO}_4\)
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(B) \(\mathrm{HClO} < \mathrm{HClO}_2 < \mathrm{HClO}_3 < \mathrm{HClO}_4\)

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Acidic strength of oxo-acids containing the same halogen are in the order: \[ \mathrm{HCl} < \mathrm{HClO}_2 < \mathrm{HClO}_3 < \mathrm{HClO}_4 \] This is because \(\mathrm{ClO}_4^{-}\)is the most stable due to dispersal of negative charge on four \(D\)-atoms (O being more…