Answer to Question #164538 in General Chemistry for joyce mae callao

Question

Show by illustration the formation of hydrogen bond between hydrobromic acid, HB, and water.

Answer 1

Hydrobromic acid is a strong acid formed by dissolving the diatomic molecule hydrogen bromide (HBr) in water. "Constant boiling" hydrobromic acid is an aqueous solution that distills at 124.3 °C and contains 47.6% HBr by mass, which is 8.77 mol/L. Hydrobromic acid has a pKa of -9 , making it a stronger acid than hydrochloric acid, but not as strong as hydroiodic acid. Hydrobromic acid is one of the strongest mineral acids known.

HBr + H₂O $\to$ H⁺(aq) + Br^- (aq)