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Is sulfurous acid strong or weak acid?

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H2SO3, or sulfurous acid, is weak.

A quick way to verify the strength of acids with oxygen in them is to get the number of oxygen atoms (in this case, 3) minus the number of hydrogen atoms (in this case, 2); if the result is lower than 2, the acid is weak.

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Sulphuric acid is a strong acid.

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Weak acid

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