Rank the following acids in order of increasing acid strength. Key: Weakening of hydrogen bond and stability of resulting anion. (Electronegativities I=2.5, Br=2.8, Cl=3, and F=4.) HOF (if it existed) Answer 1 HOCl Answer 2 HOBr Answer 3 HOI

Which statement explains why the bonds between non metals tend to be covalent? the bonds are found to be nondirectional they have large differences in electronegativity they have small differences in electronegativity they have ions that produce an electrostatic pull