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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Which of the following is not a strong acid?
A
H2SO4
B
CH3COOH
C
HNO3
D
HCl

Profile image of Shamit Jain
5 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Omveer Singh
5 Years ago

Sulphuric acid, nitric acid and hydrochloric acid are strong acids as in aqueous solution each of these essentially ionizes 100% into their respective ions. In contrast, a weak acid only partially dissociates e.g. acetic acid. In water one mole of strong acid, HA dissolves yielding one mole of proton or hydrogen ion and one mole of the conjugate base as follows,

HA> H++A-
 

A weak acid like acetic acid in water partially dissociates. At equilibrium, both the acid and the conjugate base are present in solution.