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What type of acid is sulfuric acid

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sulfuric also spelled sulphuric (H2SO4),
its an oxyacid
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Answer : Sulfuric acid is a strong acid.

Explanation :

Acids are of 2 types

1) Strong acid : This is the type of acid that completely dissociates forming H⁺ and an anion.

A strong acid has a very large Ka value.

2) Weak acid : Weak acid have a tendency to dissociate partially. They do not release all the H⁺ ions. Only a fraction of the molecules can release the H⁺

Weak acids have small Ka values.

The chemical formula of sulfuric acid is H₂SO₄. It dissociates as follows.


H_(2) SO_(4) (aq) \rightarrow 2 H^(+) (aq) + SO_(4) ^(2-) (aq)

Ka value for H₂SO₄ is approximately 1 x 10³.

Therefore we can say that H₂SO₄ is a strong acid.

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