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Why do HCl, HNO3 etc., show acidic characters in aqueous solutions while solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character?

Why do HCl, HNO3 etc., show acidic characters in aqueous solutions while solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character?

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Harshit Singh
askIITians Faculty 5963 Points
3 years ago
Dear Student

Solutions like HCl, HNO3etc. get ionised in aqueous solutions and due to the presence of H+ions they show acidic characters. While solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not form any such ions so they do not show acidic characters.
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