Distinguish between a strong acid and concentrated acid?
1 Answer
May 17, 2018
"Strong" refers to degree of ionisation, wholst "concentrated" refers to moles of acid per litre of solution (molarity).
Explanation:
A strong acid is one that fully dissociates to form
A concentrated acid, on the other hand, is one that has a very high concentration of
The distinction is important, as you may have a low concentration of an acid that fully ionizes (such as 0.001M hydrochloric acid) which is a dilute strong acid.
Alternatively you can have a high concentration of an acid that only partially ionizes (e.g. 17M acetic) which is a concentrated weak acid.