1. Give an explanation for the decreasing acidity for HI > HBr > HCl a) because the molar mass of the compounds decreases in that order (True or False) b) because the electronegativity of the halogens increases in that order (True or False) c) because the hydrogen-halogen bond strength increases in that order (True or False)

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1. Give an explanation for the decreasing acidity for HI > HBr > HCl 

a) because the molar mass of the compounds decreases in that order (True or False)

b) because the electronegativity of the halogens increases in that order (True or False)

c) because the hydrogen-halogen bond strength increases in that order (True or False)

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