Chemistry, asked by rifna7317, 1 year ago

why in aqueous medium HCl is stronger acid than HF

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Answered by shivanshusingh97
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The more easily an acid can dissociate into H+ ions, the more stronger it is. The size of Cl- ion being larger than F- ion, the HCl bond is weaker than HF bond. So it can break(dissociate) more easily and liberate H+ ions easily and hence is a stronger acid.

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