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Why is H2S a stronger acid than H2O when the conjugate base of H2O should be...

Why is H2S a stronger acid than H2O when the conjugate base of H2O should be more stable than the conjugate base of H2S (due to O being more electronegative than S)?
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H2S is stronger acid than H2O as conjugate base of H2S is more stable than H2O because negative charge on sulfur is more stable than oxygen as electron affinity of sulfur is more than oxygen as sulfur is bigger in size than oxygen so charge density per unit area on sulfur is less than oxygen. Hence, H2S is stronger acid than H2O.

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