Question

WWhy do HCl, H2SO4, etc., show acidic characters in aqueous solutions while solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character?hy do HCl, H2SO4, etc., show acidic characters in aqueous solutions while solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character?

Answer 1

HCl, H2SO4 etc show acidic properties because they produce hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. The solution of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character because they do not ionize in water to produce hydrogen ions or any other ions in solution.

HCl,HNO

3

etc. get ionised in aqueous solutions and due to the presence of H

+

ions they show acidic characters.

While solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not form any such ions so they do not show acidic characters.

Answer 2

Answer:

They produce hydrogen ion when dissolve in water. While compounds like alcohol and glucose don't show acidic character because they do not ionise in water to produce hydrogen ion or any other ion in solution.