is HClO3 weak or strong? [ENDORSED]

[Neha Gupta 2A]

I was wondering, in this class do we consider HClO3 weak or strong? The textbook said it could be considered either one.

[Sid Panda 3A]

I was wondering, in this class do we consider HClO3 weak or strong? The textbook said it could be considered either one.

Hi Neha,

my 14A TA said that it was a strong acid.

[Faith St Amant 3D]

As far as I know we've been considering it a strong acid! I'd assume that we'd be given more context in a problem though if we needed to distinguish its strength.

[Charmaine Ng 2D]

I think I remember a TA mentioning that it was a strong acid! :))

[Astha Sahoo 3I]

Yes! The 7 strong acids are HClO3, HBr, HCl, HI, HNO3, HClO4, H2SO4 :)

[Chloe Shamtob 2H]

HCIO3 is considered to be a strong acid. It is one of the 7 strong acids you should remember. The conjugate base of this strong acid would be very weak.

[Samudrala_Vaishnavi 3A]

It would be considered to generally be a strong acid considering that it has one less oxygen than a strong acid like perchlorate (HCLO4). The general rule of thumb is that whenever there is more oxygen, the acid is more strong considering its bonds become weaker and weaker to the point in which they are more likely to release hydrogen.

[VSU_3F]

Textbooks do vary on the classification of this acid, for you can consider it as a strong acid for this class!

[Brenda Silva 1B]

HClO3 would be considered a strong acid

[Jordan Tatang 3L]

A mneumonic that one of the UA mentioned was
SO I Brought NO Clean ClOthes which corresponds to the strong acids
H2SO4, HI, HBr, HNO3, HCl, HClO3 and HClO4

[aashmi_agrawal_3d]

I think it is a strong acid.

[Sejal Parsi 3K]

I believe this is one of the 7 strong acids we need to remember!

[Chinmayi Mutyala 3H]

This is also a strong acid.

[Allan Nguyen 2G]

Yes it is a strong acid

[Crystal Pan 2G]

HClO3 is considered to be one of the 7 strong acids.

[Stephen Min 1I]

HClO3 is a strong acid due to the existence of 3 oxygens compared to only one hydrogen.

[Ashley Kim 3H]

HClO3 is considered a strong acid. So is HClO4 :)

[Vanshika Bhushan 1A]

HClO3 is a strong acid due to the multiple oxygens bonded to the central atom.

[Gerardo Ortega 2F]

In this class, HClO3 is considered a strong acid.

[Morgan Gee 3B]

HClO3 is a strong acid. When it comes to oxoacids (acids that have oxygen), if you have two more oxygens than hydrogens, it is usually considered strong. Some common examples would be HNO3, H2SO4, and HClO4. Some examples of weak oxoacids would be HNO2, H3PO4, HClO, HClO2.

[Simer_Shera_2D]

Yes! It is a strong acid.

[Shivani Kapur 2J]

I believe that HClO3 is a strong acid. Hope this helps!

[manisha_joseph_1H]

I believe on Sapling, they consider HClO3 to be a strong acid, so that's what I am going with!

[Rose_Malki_3G]

I believe we are supposed to consider this a strong acid

[Akriti Ratti 1H]

Hi, it's a strong acid!

[Selena Quispe 2I]

Yes HClO3 would be considered a strong acid. The strong acids you should know are HBr, HI, HCl, HClO3, HClO4, H2SO4, HNO3. I hope this helps :))

[Chance Herbert 3A]

I believe I read that it can be classified as both depending on which book you read, but in the scope of this class HClO3 is a strong acid.

[Ivy Tan 1E]

Hi!
HCLO3 is a strong acid. The other strong acids you also need to know are H2SO4, HI, HBr, HNO3, HCl, and HClO4. Hope this helps!!

[Isabella Cortes 2H]

I believe that for this class we do consider HClO3 to be a strong acid!

[Muskaan Abdul-Sattar]

I believe HClO3 would be considered a strong acid.

[Jonathan Malau 1F]

I believe HClO3 is considered a strong acid.

[Sonel Raj 3I]

HClO3 and HClO4 are both strong acids!

[Tatyana Bonnet 2H]

According to the list provided from sapling, HClO3 and HClO4 are considered strong acids

[Karina Grover 1A]

HCLO3 is a strong acid in our course. It helps to remember this: So I Brought No Clean Clothes.
"So" for H2SO4, "I" for HI, "Brought" for HBr, "No" for HNO3, "Clean" for HCl" and "Clothes" for HClO3 and HClO4.
I hope this helps!

[Talia Dini - 3I]

Hi! HClO3 would be a strong acid and ClO3- would be a weak conjugate base.

[Nathan Lao 2I]

Generally, yes it is a strong acid. This is because the 3 oxygen atoms pull the electrons away from oxygen atom engaged in the O-H bond, making it a pretty weak bond. Since the bond between the oxygen and hydrogen atom is weak, it is easily broken and will, for the most part, dissociate completely.

Something characteristic of oxo-acids is that more oxygens makes it a stronger acid (for the same reasons above)!

[Katelyn_Ortega_1D]

I believe it is considered a strong acid

[Chem_Mod]

A mneumonic that one of the UA mentioned was
SO I Brought NO Clean ClOthes which corresponds to the strong acids
H2SO4, HI, HBr, HNO3, HCl, HClO3 and HClO4

Many good posts and Good Chemistry. :-)

HClO₃ and HClO₄ are strong acids due to the multiple oxygens bonded to the central atom.

HClO₂, however, is a weak acid.

[Ethan Laureano 3H]

It helps to memorize the strong acids with this mnemonic: SO I BRought NO CLean CLOthes. Of course you'll also have to remember an additional CLO in HCLO₃

[AndrewNguyen_2H]

Some consider it strong some consider it weak. It depends on the textbook.

[Diana Aguilar 3H]

HClO3 would be considered a strong acid

[John Antowan 1K]

A mneumonic that one of the UA mentioned was
SO I Brought NO Clean ClOthes which corresponds to the strong acids
H2SO4, HI, HBr, HNO3, HCl, HClO3 and HClO4

This is literally the most creative mnemonic I have ever heard for chemistry.

[Edwin Liang 1I]

I believe that HClO3 is a strong acid!

[Mina Tadros 3L]

HClO3 is a strong acid.

[austin-3b]

I believe it's one of the strong acids.

[Victoria_Sauceda_1B]

Its considered a string acid

[Devan Nathu - 2H]

I believe my TA mentioned that it was a strong acid!

[Aria Movassaghi 1A]

i think in this class its considered a strong acid

[Katelynn Shaheen 2C]

HClO3 is a strong acid

[Jacob Schwarz-Discussion 3I]

HCLO3 is considered one of the 7 strong acids that we should know!