4.2.6 - Strong & Weak Acids

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What is a strong acid?

Completely ionized in aqueous solution.

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What is a weak acid?

Only partially ionized in aqueous solution.

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3

What happens to the pH as the concentration of H+ increases?

The pH decreases

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4

What is a concentrated acid and a dilute acid?

Has more moles of acid per unit volume than dilute (dilute refers to solutions of low concentrations).

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5

Are concentrated acids and dilute acids the same as a strong and weak acid?

  • It’s not the same - concentration is not the same thing as strength of an acid.

  • Strength refers to whether the acid is completely ionized in water (strong) or only partially (weak).

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6

As the pH is decreases by one unit, what change is seen in the hydrogen ion concentration?

Increases by a factor of 10

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