How many acid compounds actually exist in an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid (H2SO4)? Name them or write their formulas. Also, state their relative strengths.
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Explanation:
We can rank the strengths of acids by the extent to which they ionize in aqueous solution. The reaction of an acid with water is given by the general expression:
HA(aq)+H2O(l)⇌H3O+(aq)+A−(aq)
HA
(
a
q
)
+
H
2
O
(
l
)
⇌
H
3
O
+
(
a
q
)
+
A
−
(
a
q
)
Water is the base that reacts with the acid HA, A− is the conjugate base of the acid HA, and the hydronium ion is the conjugate acid of water. A strong acid yields 100% (or very nearly so) of H3O+
H
3
O
+
and A− when the acid ionizes in water
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