The P Block Elements - Result Question 49
####50. Which of the following oxides will be the least acidic?
[1996]
(a) $As_4 O_6$
(b) $As_4 O _{10}$
(c) $P_4 O _{10}$
(d) $P_4 O_6$
[2010]
Processes
(i) Haber’s process process
(iii) Leblanc process
(iv) Contact process
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Solution:
- (a) As the O.N of the central atom of the compounds increases, acidic strength of that compound also increases and on moving from top to bottom in groups acidic strength of oxides also decrease due to decreasing electronegativity in groups.
