The correct statement(s) about the oxoacids, HClO_4 and HClO, is(are)

JEE Advanced 2017 Chemistry question

The correct statement(s) about the oxoacids, and HClO, is(are)

(A)The central atom in both and HClO is hybridizedCorrect
(B) is more acidic than HClO because of the resonance stabilization of its anionCorrect
(C) is formed in the reaction between and
(D)The conjugate base of is weaker base than Correct

Answer: (A),(B),(D)

Solution

(A) In Cl has four bonds and no lone pair; in HClO Cl has one bond and three lone pairs; both are : true. (B) In the negative charge is delocalised over four oxygen atoms by resonance, while in it stays on one oxygen, so

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