Q. The strongest Bronsted base is

A) $ClO_{3}^{-}$
B) $ClO_{2}^{-}$
C) $ClO_{4}^{-}$
D) $ClO^{-}$
Explanation

(d)
Strongest Bronsted base is that which has weakest conjugate acid.
[table] Base | Conjugate acid (base + $H^{+}$) ; ${ClO}^{-}$ | $HClO$ ; $ClO_{2}^{-}$ | $HClO_{2}$ ; $ClO_{3}^{-}$ | $HClO_{3}$ ; $ClO_{4}^{-}$ | $HClO_{4}$ [/table]
$\because$ $HClO$ is weak conjugate acid.
$\because$ $ClO^{-}$ is strongest Bronsted base.

Dr. Abubacker
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