Strong/weak of acid/bases

2007-05-11 2:34 am
Strong acid = donate H+
Weak acid = refuses to donate H+
Strong base = accept H+
Weak base = refuses to accept H+

Therefore, how do weak acid and weak base damage things? acid will damage base; base will damage acid. How does it work if they ( weak acid and base ) damage eachother??
更新1:

In this formular: eg of weak base: NH3 + H2O ---- NH3+ + OH- Where did the another H+ went to?

回答 (2)

2007-05-11 5:13 am
✔ 最佳答案
strong acid donates H+, and weak acid doesn't refuse to donate H+, weak acid also donates H+. no matter strong acid or weak acid, when a substance in solution produces hydrogen ions, H+, it's called acid.
the difference between strong acid and weak acid is:
when an acid dissolved in water, and all of its molecules are ionised competely, it called strong acid; if an acid dissolved in water and only some of its molecules are ionised, it called weak acid.
eg of strong acid: HCl ---> H+ + Cl- (ionised competely)
eg of weak acid: CH3COOH ----> H+ + CH3COO- (ionised partially)

a base combines with the hydrongen ion of an acid, but without producing hydrogen gas.
when a base dissolved in water, all of its molecules are ionised competely, it is strong base; for weak base, only some of its molecules are ionised.
eg of strong base: NaOH ---> Na+ + OH-
eg of weak base: NH3 + H2O ----> NH3+ + OH-

when an acid mix/reacts with a base, we don't call it's damaged, people called neutralisation. Neutralisation is: the H+ of an acid is removed by a base.
the neutralisation reaction is: OH- + H+ ----> H2O
eg of (full reaction) neutralisation: HCl + NaOH ----> NaCl + H2O
2007-05-12 8:37 am
NH3 + H2O ----> NH4+ + OH-


收錄日期: 2021-04-29 19:21:33
原文連結 [永久失效]:
https://hk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070510000051KK03090

檢視 Wayback Machine 備份