The acidity of oxoacidscan roughly be predicted by evaluating the number of non-hydroxyl oxygen atoms in the formula.

  1. The acidity of oxoacids can roughly be predicted by evaluating the number of non-hydroxyl oxygen atoms in the formula. For example, HBrO2 has————  non-hydroxyl oxygens and HIO3 has——— non-hydroxyl oxygens. Bell’s rule predicts the pKa of HBrO2 to be————-  and of HIO3 to be———— 33

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