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Assertion :H2S is less acidic than H2Te. Reason: Te has larger radius than S.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
H2S is less acidic than H2Te.
Te has larger radius than S.
On moving down the oxygen family, the acidic nature of hydride increases due to weak bonds and stability of the conjugate base.

On moving down the oxygen family the size increases due to the addition of a new shell.
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

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