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Question

Which of the following is more acidic in nature?

$HClO$

$HClO_{2}$

$HClO_{3}$

$HClO_{4}$

Answer

$HClO_{4}$

Explanation

Solution

The acidic strength of oxyacids of a halogen increases with its oxidation state. Thus the increasing order of acidic strength of oxyacids of chlorine is $\overset{+1}{HClO} < \overset{+3}{HClO _{2}}< \overset{+5}{HClO _{3}}< \overset{+7}{HClO _{4}}$

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