Explain the following observations: (a) For a given oxidation state, the acid strength of the oxyacid in

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Explain the following observations:

(a) For a given oxidation state, the acid strength of the oxyacid in aqueous solution decreases in the order chlorine > bromine > iodine.

(b) Hydrofluoric acid cannot be stored in glass bottles.

(c) HI cannot be prepared by treating NaI with sulfuric acid.

(d) The interhalogen ICl3 is known, but BrCl3 is not.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 9780321910417

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus

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