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hydrochloric acid HCl
strong acid
hydrobromic acid HBr
strong acid
hydroiodic acid HI
strong acid
nitric acid HNO3
strong acid
sulfuric acid H2SO4
strong acid
phosphoric acid H3PO4
strong acid
perchloric acid HClO4
strong acid
hydrofluoric acid HF
weak acid
carbonic acid H2CO3
weak acid
carbonic acid H2CO3 decomposes into
H2O + CO2, water and carbon dioxide
nitrous acid HNO2
weak acid
sulfurous acid H2SO3
weak acid
phosphorous acid H3PO3
weak acid
chloric acid HClO3
weak acid
chlorous acid HClO2
weak acid
hypochlorous acid HClO
weak acid
acetic acid HC2H3O2
weak acid
all organic acids are
weak acids
group 1 metal hydroxides are
strong bases
heavy group 2 (Ca, Sr, Ba) metal hydroxides are
strong bases
Fr and Ra are
radioactive so not strong bases
ammonium hydroxide NH4OH
strong base
ammonium hydroxide NH4OH decomposes into
NH3 + H2O, ammonia and water
ammonia NH3
weak base
all nitrogen bases are
weak bases
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