Final question on acids

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For the Final, would it be suggested that we memorize and understand the trends with binary acids and oxyacids.

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Maybe not memorize, but definitely understand the concept behind why the trend occurs and have basic understanding of what lies where!

[Jonathan Sautter 1J]

I would definitely understand the basic trends. For binary acids and oxoacids all you should really know is that atoms with larger radius (binary acids) are stronger because the A-H bond is weaker. For oxoacids, the acids with more O atoms is stronger because the central atom will have a higher oxidation state and thus repel other positive charges and because the negative charge of the molecule losing the H+ ion is more spread out or delocalized over the multiple O atoms, making the conjugate base weaker and thus the acid stronger.