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Can a pH meter be used to distinguish between a strong acid and a weak acid?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes, the Ph scale determines an acid/base's concentration. 0-7 on the scale refers to an Acid, and 7-14 Basic. 7=Neutral, neutral being the weakest. The closer to 7 the weaker the acid would be.
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Distinguish between dilute acid or base and concentrated acid or base?
a
What is the apparatus to distinguish between vinegar and hydrochloric acid?
Vinegar is a weak acid while HCl is a very strong acid. So if the two acids have the same concentration you can use either a pH probe or pH paper. Strong acids have a lower pH than weak acids when they are the same concentration.
Can litmus be use to differentiating between sulphuric acid and ethanoic acid?
Litmus paper can only distinguish acid from base, but you should be able to easily distinguish those two acids by their distinctive odors.
How would you distinguish between an acid and a base?
You would have to look at the nurk of the base and the whapple of the acid and i it is an xx and yy it would distinguish because then it dismanages it but otherwise if it is xy yx then it physicaly can't distinguish experimentally without tasting it.
What products are produced in a neutralization reaction between a strong acid and a strong base?
Strong Acid + Strong Base ---> Neutral Salt + Water
Distinguish between dilute acid or base and concentrated acid or base?
a
How does an indicator helps you distinguish between an acid and a base?
it has (red acid) and a (blue base)
What is the apparatus to distinguish between vinegar and hydrochloric acid?
Vinegar is a weak acid while HCl is a very strong acid. So if the two acids have the same concentration you can use either a pH probe or pH paper. Strong acids have a lower pH than weak acids when they are the same concentration.
Can litmus be use to differentiating between sulphuric acid and ethanoic acid?
Litmus paper can only distinguish acid from base, but you should be able to easily distinguish those two acids by their distinctive odors.
How can you distinguish between benzoic acid and benzene?
Benzoic acid will give brisk effervescence on reacting with sodium bicarbonate.
How would you distinguish between an acid and a base?
You would have to look at the nurk of the base and the whapple of the acid and i it is an xx and yy it would distinguish because then it dismanages it but otherwise if it is xy yx then it physicaly can't distinguish experimentally without tasting it.
What products are produced in a neutralization reaction between a strong acid and a strong base?
Strong Acid + Strong Base ---> Neutral Salt + Water
Who is Hannah dear?
distinguish between common acid base indicator and universal indicator
How do you distinguish between acetic acid and formic acid?
Formic acid gives positive result in both tollen's test and fehlings test. but acetic acid doesnot.
Difference between a weak acid and a strong acid?
A strong acid completely dissolve into ions when mixed with water. A weak acid only partially dissolve.
What is the difference between a strong acid and a weak acid answers.com?
A strong acid dissociates more fully than a weak acid.
Citric acid has a pH between 1 and 3 It is considered to be a?
strong acid
