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Arrange the following in the increasing order of the property mentioned: HF, HCl, HBr, HI (thermal stability) - Chemistry

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Arrange the following in the increasing order of the property mentioned:

\[\ce{HF}\], \[\ce{HCl}\], \[\ce{HBr}\], \[\ce{HI}\] (thermal stability)

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Solution

Thermal stability of hydrogen halides increases in the following order:

\[\ce{HI < HBr < HCl < HF}\]

It is due to the decrease in bond dissociation enthalpy of \[\ce{H - X}\] bond down the group.

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