Question

What does it mean for a strong acid to be in equilibrium?

The equilibrium lies far to the right so that products are very heavily favored.
The equilibrium lies far to the left so that reactants are heavily favored.
At equilibrium the products and the reactants are in equal balance.
At equilibrium there are a lot of strong acids and very few ions.

Answer 1

The equilibrium lies far to the right so that products are very heavily favored.

H₂SO₄ → 2H⁺ + SO₄²⁻

Cl₃C-COOH → Cl₃C-COO⁻ + H⁺

Answer 2

Answer: The equilibrium lies far to the right so that products are very heavily favored.

Step-by-step explanation:

Strong acids are defined as acids with high concentration of
`H^+` ion in their aqueous solution. They get easily dissociate in their aqueous solution.

`HA\rightleftharpoons H^++A^-`

`K_a=([H^+][A^-])/([HA])`

Generally, value of K_a of strong acids are greater than 1.

`K_a>1`

`K_a>([H^+][A^-])/([HA])`

So, to satisfy this above condition concentrations:

`[HA]<[H^+]* [A^-]`

Hence, the correct answer is :The equilibrium lies far to the right so that products are very heavily favored.