Stronger acids and stability?

[Melody Haratian 2J]

Hi guys!
I’ve been a little confused on this but for acids, are stronger acids more or less stable? Would electron withdrawing in an acid make it stable or not?
Thanks!

[Hannah Biju 1E]

Stronger acids have more stable conjugate bases, so a more electronegative electron-withdrawing atom would stabilize the conjugate base more than a less electronegative electron-withdrawing atom, making the acid with a more electronegative electron-withdrawing atom the stronger acid.

[Isabelle Hales 1J]

Hi! In Lec #27, Lavelle discussed the properties that make an acid strong or weak. Strong acids lose protons easily, thus they have weaker/longer A-H bonds because the H+ is easier to remove. Additionally, a stronger acid will have a more stable resulting anion as the acid is more likely to lose the H+. If the anion has an atom with more electron-withdrawing (and resonance), it will be more stable and thus a stronger acid. Hope this helps.

[Sana Nagori 2H]

stronger acids are more stable after they have lost their H+. If a molecule loses a proton and is stable it is less likely to want to pick one up again and therefore will stay completely deprotenated so that's why a stronger acid will have a more stable conjugate base!

[Griffin G]

Strong acids want to give up their proton more willingly. So, I suppose its possible to say that weak acids have a more stable structure because they are less willing to surrender a proton.

[Adam_ElSayed_3B]

Stronger acids aren't stable, as they're likely to act as an acid and react. However, their conjugate bases are rather stable.