Question

46. How is the strength of acids and bases determined ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Acids and bases fall into the category of being either weak or strong bases on the following criteria. The acid and base dissociation constant is the measure of the strength of the acids and bases. The higher the dissociation constant the stronger the acid or base. ... Acids and bases are measured using the pH scale.

Answer 2

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ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀsᴇs :-

• ᴀᴄɪᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀsᴇs ғᴀʟʟ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɢᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ ᴏʀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ʙᴀsᴇs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴄʀɪᴛᴇʀɪᴀ.
• ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀsᴇ ᴅɪssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀsᴇs.
• ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴏʀ ʙᴀsᴇ.
• ᴀᴄɪᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀsᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜ sᴄᴀʟᴇ.

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