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A strong acid, HA, is added to water. Which statement about the solution is true?
It contains mostly hydroxide ions.
It contains almost no hydronium ions.
It contains little or no HA.
It contains a low amount of ions.
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It contains little or no HA.
Reason: a strong acid dissociates essentially completely in water: HA → H3O+ + A−. So the solution has many hydronium (H3O+) and A− ions and very little undissociated HA.
Reason: a strong acid dissociates essentially completely in water: HA → H3O+ + A−. So the solution has many hydronium (H3O+) and A− ions and very little undissociated HA.
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