Strong Acids, Weak Acids and pH

Published: April 13, 2021, 11 a.m.

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In this episode we:

  • define acids (and bases)
  • discuss why acids are SO reactive
  • define and compare weak acids and strong acids (and talk about the common mistake made)
  • talk about why pH is useful, and define how to calculate it

Suggested listening: Also listen to episode 10 which discusses the assumptions used when making calculations involving weak acids, and introduces the acid dissociation constant.

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