Weak Acid Meaning

[Bailey Giovanoli 1L]

When an acid is referred to as weak, it means the bond is harder to break, right? Please correct me if I am wrong!

[Yu Jin Kwon 3L]

I believe you're correct! If an acid is weak, it means it does not dissociate completely, meaning it's harder to break :)

[JaylinWangDis1L]

Yes! I'm not entirely sure if this is correct so if someone could confirm, but I believe this is because since weak acids are incompletely ionized in a solution, they exist as molecules with just a few ions in the solution. So, the bonds holding them together must be stronger so they do not break apart into multiple ions within the solution.

[Hannah Rim 2D]

Yes, you are correct! As the previous commenters have stated, weak acids do not dissociate completely in water. Thus, the bonds in weak acids are stronger/ harder to break apart than strong acids.