Order the following acids in order of increasing strength: HBrO HBrO3 ^HBrO4HBrO₂ A)HBrO

Question

Order the following acids in order of increasing strength: HBrO HBrO3 ^HBrO4HBrO₂ A)HBrO < HBrO₃ < ^HBrO4< HBrO₂ B)HBrO₄ < HBrO₃ < ^HBrO2< HBrO C)HBrO < HBrO₃ < ^HBrO2< HBrO₄ D)HBrO < HBrO₂ < ^HBrO3< HBrO₄ E)HBrO₂ < HBrO₄ < ^HBrO< HBrO₂

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HBrO is the weakest acid as it only has one oxygen and cannot donate as many protons as the others. HBrOS1U1B12S1U1B0 is stronger than HBrO because it has two oxygens and can donate two protons. S1U1P1HBrO3 is stronger than HBrOS1U1B12S1U1B0 as it has three oxygens, which makes it even more acidic. HBrOS1U1B14S1U1B0 is the strongest acid as it has four oxygens, the maximum available for this series of acids. Therefore, the correct order of increasing acid strength is: HBrO < HBrOS1U1B12S1U1B0 < S1U1P1HBrO3 S1S1P0< HBrOS1U1B14S1U1B0, which corresponds to choice D.

Order the Following Acids in Order of Increasing Strength: HBrO