Strengths of Acids and Bases For each of the following questions, select from [latex]\mathrm{HCO_{3}}^{-},\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{SO}_{4},[/latex] or [latex]\operatorname{HNO}_{2}[/latex] : a. Which is the strongest acid? b. Which acid is the weakest?

a. The strongest acid in this group is the acid listed closest to the top of Table 8.3, which is [latex]\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{SO}_{4}[/latex] . b. The weakest acid in this group is the acid listed closest to the bottom of Table 8.3, which is [latex]{\mathrm{{HCO}}_{3}}^{-}[/latex] .

Question 8.CC.3: Strengths of Acids and Bases For each of the following quest......

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Strengths of Acids and Bases
For each of the following questions, select from $\mathrm{HCO_{3}}^{-},\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{SO}_{4},$ or $\operatorname{HNO}_{2}$ :
a. Which is the strongest acid?
b. Which acid is the weakest?

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a. The strongest acid in this group is the acid listed closest to the top of Table 8.3, which is $\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{SO}_{4}$ .
b. The weakest acid in this group is the acid listed closest to the bottom of Table 8.3, which is ${\mathrm{{HCO}}_{3}}^{-}$ .

TABLE 8.3 Common Strong and Weak Acids
Strong Acids
Hydroiodic acid	HI
Hydrobromic acid	HBr
Perchloric acid	$\mathrm{H}\mathrm{CIO}_{4}$
Hydrochloric acid	HCl
Sulfuric acid	$\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{SO}_{4}$
Nitric acid	${\mathrm{{HNO}}_{3}}$
Weak Acids
Hydronium ion	${\mathrm{H}_{3}\mathrm{O}}^{+}$
Hydrogen sulfate ion	${\mathrm{H}\mathrm{SO}_{4}}^{-}$
Phosphoric acid	$\mathrm{H}_{3}\mathrm{PO}_{4}$
Hydrofluoric acid	HF
Nitrous acid	${\mathrm{{HNO}}_{2}}$
Acetic acid	$\mathrm{HC}_{2}\mathrm{H}_{3}\mathrm{O}_{2}$
Carbonic acid	$\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{CO}_{3}$
Hydrosulfuric acid	$\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{S}$
Dihydrogen phosphate	${\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{PO}_{4}}^{2-}$
Ammonium ion	${\mathrm{NH}_{4}}^{+}$
Hydrocyanic acid	HCN
Bicarbonate ion	${\mathrm{{HCO}}_{3}}$ ¯
Hydrogen sulfide ion	HS¯
Water	$\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{O}$