NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)Practice
The correct order of increasing hydration energy of the following conjugate bases of oxoacids of bromine is
Options
- AB r O 4 - < B r O 3 - < B r O 2 - < B r O -
- BB r O 4 - < B r O 3 - < B r O - < B r O 2 -
- CB r O 3 - < B r O 4 - < B r O 2 - < B r O -
- DB r O - < B r O 2 - < B r O 3 - < B r O 4 -
Correct answer
A. B r O 4 - < B r O 3 - < B r O 2 - < B r O -
Step-by-step solution
Hydration   energy   ∝   charge Hydration energy   ∝   1 size of ion