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Assertion :H2S is more acidic than H2O Reason: HS bond is more polar than HO bond

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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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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

H2S is more acidic than water because OH bonds are stronger than SH bonds. Sulfur is also larger than oxygen, so that helps stabilize the SH anion relative to OH.


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