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Question
Account for the following :
Acidic character increases from HF to HI.
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Solution
The acidic strength of the hydrohalic acids increases from HF to HI because the stability of the acids decreases from HF to HI on account of decrease in bond dissociation enthalpy of H−X bond from HF to HI.
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