MEDIUMMCQ SINGLEJEE Advanced ChemistryPhysical ChemistryIonic equilibriumTheory of Acids and Bases

The correct order of acid strength is

A.HClO<HClO2<HClO3<HClO4✓ Correct
B.HClO4<HClO<HClO2<HClO3
C.HClO2<HClO3<HClO4<HClO
D.HClO4<HClO3<HClO2<HClO
Explanation

The  acidity  of  the  oxo  acids  follow  the  order 2 3 4 HXO < HXO  < HXO  < HXO . i.e., 2 3 4 HClO < HClO  < HClO  < HClO . This is because  the  acid  strength  of  oxyacids  of  the  same halogen  increases  with  increase  in  oxidation  state  of the halogen. Thus Cl in HClO4 is in highest oxidation state (+7) and hence strongest acid, while in HClO(Cl is in +1 oxidation state) is weakest acid.

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