What is meant by strong acids and weak acids Classify the following into strong acids and weak acids...

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What is meant by strong acids and weak acids Classify the following into strong acids and weak acids HCl CHsub3subCOOH Hsub2subSOsub4sub HNOsub3sub Hsub2subCOsub3sub Hsub2subSOsub3sub

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A strong acid is one that completely ionizes in water to form a large amount of hydrogen ion

A weak acid is that one which partially dissociates in an aqueous solution and produces a small number of hydrogen ions.

HCl, H₂SO₄, HNO₃ are strong acids.

CH₃COOH, H₂CO₃, H₂SO₃ are weak acids.

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