Strong & Weak Acids and Bases, Chemistry 111- Chapter 4
Weak Electorlytes
Few ions, mostly molecules -poor conductivity -weak acids and bases: HF, H2O, NH3, CH3COOH
Strong bases
LiOH, NaOH, KOH, Ba(OH)2, Ca(OH)2, CsOH
Weak bases
NH3, CH3NH2, (CH3)2NH
Soluble ionic compound
NaCl, KBr, MgCl2, NaNO3
Strong Electrolytes
strong bases, strong acids, 100% ionic, no molecules, strong conductivity
HCl
Strong acid
HClO3
Strong acid
HClO4
Strong acid
HI
Strong acid
HNO3
Strong acid
Ba(OH)2
Strong base
Ca(OH)2
Strong base
CsOH
Strong base
KOH
Strong base
LiOH
Strong base
NaOH
Strong base
RbOH
Strong base
Sr(OH)2
Strong base
H2C2O4
Weak acid
H2CO3
Weak acid
Nonelectrolytes
no ions, only molecules (100% molecular), no conductivity, soluble molecular compound -examples: *CH3OH, C2H5OH, C11H22O11*
H2SO4
Strong acid
H2SO3
Weak acid
Strong acids
HCl, HBr, HI, HNO3, HClO4,H2SO4
Weak acids
HF, HCN, CH3COOH, HCOOH
HBr
Strong acid
HBrO4
Strong acid
H3PO4
Weak acid
HC2H3O2
Weak acid
HCN
Weak acid
HClO
Weak acid
HClO2
Weak acid
HF
Weak acid
HNO2
Weak acid
Al(OH)3
Weak base
CH3NH2
Weak base
Mg(OH)2
Weak base
NH3
Weak base
