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Assertion: Hydrochloric acid is more acidic than hydrobromic acid

Reason: The

H-X

bond becomes weaker for

HBr

compared to

HCl

.

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Correct option: B

Both assertion and reason are correct statements, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option B (Both assertion and reason are correct statements, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.) is correct because HBr is a stronger acid than HCl due to the weaker H-Br bond, and the reason correctly states that the H-X bond is weaker for HBr compared to HCl, but the reason is not the full explanation.

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