Question

1. What is meant by the basicity of an acid?​

Answer 1

The basicity of an acid is the number of hydrogen ions, which can be produced by one molecule of the acid. The table below shows some acids and their basicity.

Answer 2

Basicity of an acid:-

Basicity of an acid refers to the number of replacable hydrogen present in an acid.

For example

• Hydrochloric acid (HCl) has a
• basicity of 1
• Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) has a basicity of 2.
• Nitric acid (HNO3)has a basicity of 1.
• Carbonic acid (H2CO3)has a basicity of 2.
• Acetic acid (CH3COOH) has a basicity of 1.
• Hydrobromic acid (HBr) has a basicity of 1.

Note:-

Basicity of 1=Monobasic acid.

Basicity of 2=Dibasic acid.

Basicity of 3=Tribasic acid.