Explain the following:
(b) $Dil. HCl$ acid is stronger than highly concentrated acetic acid.

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Solution

Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid and acetic acid is a weak acid.
Dilute $HCl$ produces a high concentration of hydronium $H_{3} O^{+}$ ion compared to that of concentrated acetic acid.
Therefore, dilute{ $H C l$ } is more stronger than highly concentrated acetic acid.

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