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What is stronger acid or alkali?

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It depends on the concentration of Hydroxide ions in the alkali.

The more the hydroxide ions that can be ionized during ionization, the stronger the alkali. A strong acid releases a lot H+ ions in a solution

A weak acid doesn't release as many H+ ions

A weak base doesn't accept that many H+

A strong base accepts a lot of H+ ions

Those are the basic differences between a strong acid or base and a weak

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A strong acid completely dissociates in water to produce hydronium ions (H3O+).

Example with nitric acid: HNO3 + H2O --> H3O+ + NO3-

A strong alkali (or strong base) dissociates completely in water to produce hydroxide ions (OH-).

Example with sodium hydroxide: NaOH --> Na+ + OH-

An acid and a base will react and neutralize each other:

HNO3 + NaOH --> H2O + NaNO3

ionic equation: H3O+ + OH- --> 2H2O

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Alkalis are generally ionic. Sodium Hydroxide is probably the strongest. It has a very disassociation constant and produces a very large number of OH ions

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Such a comparison cannot be made i.e. acids cannot be said to be generally stronger than alkalis, unless you are asking about a specific acid or alkali.

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Strong alkali neutralizes acid easily but weak acid can't.

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