Which of the following is the strongest acid?  HOI HOH HOCI HOBr HSH

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Which of the following is the strongest acid? 

 HOI

 HOH

 HOCI

 HOBr

 HSH


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Which is the following is strongest acid?

Ans: c) HOCl

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HOCl is the stronger acid because its Ka value is greater than the Ka value of HOBr. ... HOI is a weaker acid than HOCl because the O–H bond in HOI is stronger than the O–H bond in HOCl.

And H2S is weak acid.

And H2O is not included in acid


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