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How do strong acids react in water?

Answer 1

According to the equation, a strong acid is one that loses one proton during complete ionization in an aqueous solution.

Here is a list of strong acids as well:

Hydroiodic acid HI (pKa = −9.3) Hydrobromic acid HBr (pKa = −8.7) Perchloric acid #HClO_4# (pKa ≈ −8) Hydrochloric acid HCl (pKa = −6.3) Sulfuric acid #H_2SO_4# (first dissociation only, pKa1 ≈ −3) p-Toluenesulfonic acid (pKa = −2.8) Organic soluble strong acid Methanesulfonic acid (pKa = −1.92) Liquid organic strong acid

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Answer 2

Kai Bowman

Strong acids completely dissociate in water, releasing hydrogen ions.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.