Lauren Casillas
Honors Chemistry – Period 5
Mr. Phi
May 11, 2015
Strong and Weak
In the vast world, weak acids and bases typically are moderately ionized in their very own solutions. However, strong acids and bases are entirely ionized once they dissolve in H2O. In addition, weak acids and bases are extremely common, and we human beings come upon them regularly in academics and also in our daily lives. The ionization of weak acids and bases cause an incredible chemical equilibrium sensation. The equilibrium principles are extremely crucial for the very importing accepting of equilibria from the weak acids and the weak bases. All strong acid’s that are considered strong completely dissolve in water. For example, Hydrochloric acid, Hydro bromic acid, Hydro iodic acid, sulfuric acid, Nitric acid, and Per chloric acid just to name a few. It is completely the same case for strong bases. Lithium hydroxide, Sodium hydroxide, Potassium hydroxide, Rubidium hydroxide, Cesium hydroxide, Magnesium hydroxide, Calcium hydroxide, Strontium hydroxide, and Barium hydroxide all dislocate in water. A strong acid or a strong base when dissolved in water forms mostly ions. The forte of an acid is basically its aptitude to ionize or contribute the hydrogen ion in an aqueous solution that reacts with in water. It is definitely not what many incorrectly assume to be. Which is the absorption of an acid in the solution. The more and more an acid ionizes, in turn, the stronger it will get and the fewer production of hydrogen ions specifies a weak acid. This is the dissimilarity among a strong and a weak acid.