Help with this multiple choice q? I must be overthinking and making this harder

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Help with this multiple choice q? I must be overthinking and making this harder than it is

In each of the following, the stronger acid is identified and an explanation is given. All except one are correct statements. Which one is not correct?

a) HCl > HF because the HF bond energy is larger than the HCl bond energy

b) HCO3- > H2CO3 because the negative charge stabilizes the loss of a proton

c) CCl3COOH > CH3COOH because electronegative substituents stabilize the conjugate base

d) HBrO3 > HBrO2 because of the additional electronegative oxygen atom

e) ClOH > BrOH because Cl is more electronegative than Br

Explanation / Answer

its the a, because F is the most electronegative atom in periodic table so it has a more ionc bond than HCl so its easier to let go the proton for the F than for Cl that is less electronegative

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