Acids
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Re: Acids
A strong acid dissociates completely in water, or at least so much that it is practically completely. Mathematically, this means that the Ka (acidity constant) is infinitely large. For weak acids the acidity constant will be less that 10^-3. This means that not all of the acid is dissociating in water, as such the concentration of hydronium does not increase as much as it does for a strong acid. The exact same stuff is all true for bases as well.
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Re: Acids
A weak acid does not fully dissociate in water and therefore, would require an equilibrium equation. A strong acid fully dissociates in water and so it would be written as just a forward reaction. You just have to memorize the strong acids and every other acid is a weak acid. The strong acids are HCl, HNO3, H2SO4, HBr, HI, HClO4, HClO3.
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Re: Acids
A weak acid or base does not dissociate fully while a strong acid or base does indeed dissociate fully ion the solution.
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Re: Acids
megan blatt 2B wrote:A weak acid does not fully dissociate in water and therefore, would require an equilibrium equation. A strong acid fully dissociates in water and so it would be written as just a forward reaction. You just have to memorize the strong acids and every other acid is a weak acid. The strong acids are HCl, HNO3, H2SO4, HBr, HI, HClO4, HClO3.
What are some strong bases that we should know of?
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Re: Acids
The strong acids include HCl, HNO3, H2SO4, HBr, HI, HClO4, and HClO3.
The strong bases include LiOH, NaOH, KOH, RbOH, CsOH, Ca(OH)2, Sr(OH)2, and Ba(OH)2.
The strong bases include LiOH, NaOH, KOH, RbOH, CsOH, Ca(OH)2, Sr(OH)2, and Ba(OH)2.
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