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What happens to acids when dissolved in water?


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Solution

Acid:

  • An acid is a species that furnish hydrogen ions when dissolved in water.

The reaction of an acid with water:

  • When an acid is dissolved in water, it furnishes hydrogen ions, and consequently, the concentration of hydrogen ions H+ increases in the solution.
  • The reaction is highly exothermic in nature due to the production of heat.

Example

The reaction of Hydrochloric acid with water:

HCl(aq)+H2O(l)H+(aq)+Cl-(aq)+Heat


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