strength of acids

• what is a weak acid?

  partially ionised
• what is a strong acid?

  completely ionised
• what is Ph?


  hydrogen ion concentration
• what is a strong base?

  Dissociate completely in solution
• what is an indicator?

  substances that have distinctly different colors in acidic and basic media
• what are the examples of an indicator?

  universal indicator and litmus paper
• what is the Ph scale?

  Measure of acidity or alkalinity.
• what are salts?


  a class of ionic compounds that can be formed during the reaction of an acid and a base
• what is a neutralisation reaction?

  a reaction in which an acid and a base react to produce a salt and water
• HCl?


  hydrochloric acid
• HNO3?


  nitric acid
• H2SO4?


  Sulfuric acid
• acid?


  A substance that releases Hydrogen ions
• base?


  a compound that produces hydroxide ions in solution