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The hydronium ion is the strongest acid that can exist in aqueous solution.

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Hydronium is very acidic: At 25 C, its $p K_{a}$ is 1.74. It is also the most acidic species that can exist in water. Any stronger acid will ionize and protonate a water molecule to form hydronium

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