Why do acids do not show acidic behaviour in the absence of water?
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Acids do not show acidic behaviour in the absence of water because in absence of water, they doesn't dissociate their hydrogen ion and hence, if they do not dissociate their H+ ion then, they would not be able to show acidic behaviour.
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅs ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ sʜᴏᴡ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɪᴏɴs.
ᴀᴄɪᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴʏ ɪɴᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ᴏʀ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs. ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ, ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ. sᴏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ɪᴏɴs ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ "ᴘᴏʟᴀʀ sᴏʟᴠᴇɴᴛs" sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴏғ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ ᴀʀɪsᴇs ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɪᴏɴs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅɪssᴏʟᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ɪᴏɴs. sᴏ, ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ ɪɴ "ᴀʙsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ".
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