Question

Explain why the hydrochloric acid a strong acid and acetic acid a weak acid how can it be verified

Answer 1

HCl is a strong acid because it can dissociate into ions very easily.And the conc. of
${h}^{ + } ions$
in the solution increases to a must greater extent than acetic acid.
This can be checked by ph scale.
Ph of HCl lies in between 1-3.
Ph of acetic acid is close to 7.


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