Base/Acid Scale
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Ashley Lopez 3J
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Base/Acid Scale
Why is it important to know if it's a weak or strong base/acid? For the Sapling hw, it would be specific in the question, but the work for all of the hw was very similar. What are some important things to note that make this difference important?
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MichaelRaad_1F
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Re: Base/Acid Scale
It is important to differentiate between weak and strong acids and bases because strong acids and bases completely dissociate in solution.
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Sarah Salam 1J
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Re: Base/Acid Scale
Like Michael said, strong acids and bases dissociate completely, so one important thing to keep in mind would be that weak ones don't dissociate completely, and we can calculate the percentage that it did, which we did in the homework.
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Kushaal Madadi 2F
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Re: Base/Acid Scale
It is very important because strong acids/bases do not have an equilibrium... they are completely deprotonated/protonated. Weak acids/bases do have an equilibrium.
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Sam Wentzel 1F 14B
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Re: Base/Acid Scale
If it'd a weak acid, it will only partially protonate / ionize in the system. If it's a strong acid, it will completely protonate / ionize in the system.
This determines whether or not we have to use an ICE table.
The same logic applies for weak and strong bases as well.
This determines whether or not we have to use an ICE table.
The same logic applies for weak and strong bases as well.
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