Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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Chapter 16 Principles of Chemical Reactivity: The Chemistry of Acids and Bases - Study Questions - Page 629h: 119

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(a) HOCl is the strongest acid (smallest p$K_{a}$ and largest $K_{a}$), and HOI is the weakest acid. (b) Cl is more electronegative than Br or I, so the OCl− anion is more stable than the other two oxoanions.
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