Strong Acids
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Strong Acids
HF would be considered a weaker acid that HI because the electrons have less space to delocalize?
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Re: Strong Acids
HF is weaker than HI because Iodine is a larger atom and thus it is going to have a weaker bond with hydrogen. Because of this it can give away the hydrogen very easily making it a stronger acid.
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Re: Strong Acids
I think that thinking of this aside from the size of atoms, you can think about the electronegativity differences to determine bond strength.
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Re: Strong Acids
Based off of what the person above me said, the longer the bond length, the weaker it is
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Re: Strong Acids
One reason that HF is a weaker acid than HI is because of the stronger bond - it is less likely to donate a proton
Re: Strong Acids
HI has longer bond than HF, so it will be more easily dissociated in water, and this results in stronger acidity.
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