#acidandbase

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Mil told me she wanted to do science last night, so we made a volcano. #bakingsodaandvinegar #bakingsodavolcano #kidscience #acidandbase #kidapproved (at Mackey, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW55i8GLV1b/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Super proud of my response to this week's discussion board entry for Chem2!

Teacher's Required Question: How do the definitions of strong and weak when they refer to acids relate to equilibrium?                  

Robert Gomez                                                                                                      RE: Required Question                                

The strength of an acid refers to its speed of dissociating into ions when dissolved in water(H2O). The stronger the acid, the more completely it will dissociate into ions, whereas the weaker an acid, the more inconsiderable the dissociation.

Since stronger acids dissociate their ions into water almost completely (like extroverted romancers heading into a pool party), the hydronium ion concentration is essentially the same as the original acid concentration.

HA + (water) --> A- + H3O+ (it's essentially a complete reaction (all the lovers found love))

Proton transfer from weak acid to water molecules becomes balanced from proton transfer from hydronium to A-, so the hydronium concentration is much less than the original acid concentration. Weak acids also have a larger concentration of HA molecules after they've been introduced to water. The solution becomes balanced before all of the weak acid (HA) can be dissociated into ions. It's like a bunch of introverts arriving late to a party (that they were probably dragged into going to by their friends) and having no romantic opportunities to grab onto, because those who arrived promptly before them have already courted the lions and lionesses before they could.

It's like when I was 18.

Weak acids are like Rob Gomez when he was 18 (and all the way up to now).

HA + (water) <--> A- + H3O+ (it's essentially an equilibrium reaction)

^^ (see there is me with all the other losers (non-dissociated weak acid molecules) hanging by the H2O (drink cooler), stuck in party limbo (equilibrium))

I hope my answer has answered your poorly sentenced question.