Rank the following compounds in order of decreasing acid strength using periodic trends. Rank the acids from strongest to weakest. To rank items as equivalent, overlap them.

H2Se

HBr

H2O

HI

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Explanation:

It is known that acidic strength of hydrides of same group tends to increase when we move from top to bottom in a group. On the other hand, acidic strength of hydrides of same period elements increases when we move from left to right in a period.

As both bromine and iodine belongs to the same group. Also, selenium and oxygen are same group elements. Therefore, their acidic strength increases on moving down the group.

Therefore, we can conclude that acidic strength of given compounds from strongest to weakest is as follows.

                HI > HBr > [tex]H_{2}Se[/tex] > [tex]H_{2}O[/tex]