Question

Give 10 examples of strong acids and weak acids?

Answer 1

List of Strong Acids

There are only 7 common strong acids.

• HCl - hydrochloric acid
• HNO₃ - nitric acid
• H₂SO₄ - sulfuric acid (HSO₄^- is a weak acid)
• HBr - hydrobromic acid
• HI - hydroiodic acid
• HClO₄ - perchloric acid
• HClO₃ - chloric acid

List of Weak Acids

• HO₂C₂O₂H - oxalic acid
• H₂SO₃ - sulfurous acid
• HSO₄ ^- - hydrogen sulfate ion
• H₃PO₄ - phosphoric acid

• HNO₂ - nitrous acid
• HF - hydrofluoric acid
• HCO₂H - methanoic acid
• C₆H₅COOH - benzoic acid
• CH₃COOH - acetic acid
• HCOOH - formic acid