On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Allister Stone wrote:
> On page 102-103 it seems like there is a contradiction. Pg 102 shows the
> acidity increaseng as one goes down the group. This is because the
> electronegativity decreases as you go down the group. Then on page 103 it
> says that a stronger acid will have greater electronegativity. How come
> then h-f would not produce the strongest acid because it would have the
> most electronegative atom?
> Thanks for your help in advance for clearing this up.
> Allister
> Stoneag@plu.edu
>