The following diagrams represent aqueous solutions of three acids, HX, HY, and HZ. The water molecules have

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The following diagrams represent aqueous solutions of three acids, HX, HY, and HZ. The water molecules have been omitted for clarity, and the hydrated proton is represented as H+ rather than H3O+.
(a)Which of the acids is a strong acid? Explain.
(b) Which acid would have the smallest acid dissociation constant, Ka?
(c) Which solution would have the highest pH?

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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