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Potassium Dichromate

H 2 S is acid...

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H₂S is acidic while H₂O is neutral.Why?

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Solution

The S-H bond is weaker than the O-H bond, meaning that H2S more easily donates a proton and is therefore more acidic.

Water is amphoteric; it can act both as a proton donor (acid property) and as a proton acceptor (base property).

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