By Team Aakash Byju's | 27th December 2022

Arrange the Following: HClO, HClO2, HClO3, HClO4 in Order of Increasing Acid Strength

The acidic character of a corresponding oxoacid increases as the oxidation number of a specific halogen atom increases.

O

Hypochlorous Acid

H

Cl

O

O

O

H

Cl

Chlorous Acid

O

Cl

O

H

Chloric Acid

Cl

O

O

O

H

O

Perchloric Acid

An oxyacid's acidity is determined by the central atom's electronegativity and oxidation state.

C - O - Cl

C - O - Cl - O

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C - O - Cl - O

O

C - O - Cl - O

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O

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O

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Hypochlorous

Chlorous

Chloric

Perchloric

Charge stabilisation increases in the following order:

ClO  < ClO  < ClO   < ClO

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2

4

3

The following is the increasing order of acid strength:

HClO  < HClO < HClO < HClO

2

3

4

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