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प्रश्न
Account for the following :
HClO4 is a stronger acid than HClO.
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उत्तर
HClO4 is a stronger acid than HClO. This is because ClO−4ClO4- is a weaker conjugate base than ClO−. In ClO−4ClO4-, the negative charge is spread over four oxygen atoms owing to resonance. Hence, it is more stable than ClO−.
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Account for the following:
Fluorine forms only one oxoacid HOF.
Draw the structures of the following:
(1) HClO4
(2) H3PO3
Arrange the following oxyacids of chlorine in decreasing order of their thermal stability. Give reason.
HOClO, HOCl, HClO4, HOClO2
The increasing order of reducing power of the halogen acids is:
Assertion: HI cannot be prepared by the reaction of KI with concentrated H2SO4.
Reason: HI has the lowest H-X bond strength among halogen acids.
A black compound of manganese reacts with a halogen acid to give greenish-yellow gas. When excess of this gas reacts with \[\ce{NH3}\] an unstable trihalide is formed. In this process the oxidation state of nitrogen changes from ______.
Explain why the stability of oxoacids of chlorine increases in the order given below:
\[\ce{HClO < HClO2 < HClO3 < HClO4}\]
Assertion: \[\ce{HI}\] cannot be prepared by the reaction of KI with concentrated \[\ce{H2SO4}\]
Reason: \[\ce{HI}\] has lowest \[\ce{H - X}\] bond strength among halogen acids.
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Which among the following factors is the most important in making fluorine, the strongest oxidizing halogen?
