Question

What is the difference between diluted acid and concentrated acid

Answer 1

Before saying the difference we neeed to know how concentration of acid is defined. The concentration of an acid is a measure of the amount of available acid ions dissolved in a solvent. Concentration can be measured in moles, parts per million or percentage. The concentration is a ratio of the solute to solvent content of a solution.

Now we look into the difference between diluted acid and concentrated acid

Concentrated acid:

• A concentrated acid is the one which contains very large amount of acid than water in the solution.
• They have high numbers of available ions.
• They have higher mass percentage in the solution.
• Examples : Concentrated sulphuric acid - 98% by mass

Diluted Acids

• A dilute acid is the acid which contains greater concentrations of water in it.
• They have lower mass percentage in the solution.
• The concentrated acid can be diluted by adding it to water
• They have low numbers of available ions in solution
• Example : Vinegar which is dilute acetic acid