Problem: Trends in acid strength for the binary hydrides of periods 2-4.Are the acid properties of HI what you would expect from this figure?

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A partial periodic table shows that acid strength increases moving right across the rows and down the columns.
Trends in acid strength for the binary hydrides of periods 2-4.

Are the acid properties of HI what you would expect from this figure?

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