Answer
$F^-$ is the stronger base.
Work Step by Step
$Cl^-$ and $F^-$ are conjugate bases of, respectively, $HCl$ and $HF$.
Since, $HCl$ is stronger than $HF$, and the stronger the acid, the weaker its conjugate base, $F^-$ is the stronger base.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 16 - Acid-Base Equilibria - Exercises - Page 717: 16.23b
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