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This admittedly might be pedantic however when it comes to acids "weak" and "strong" are reserved words, if you will, in chemistry; phosphoric is a weak acid. T
by datameta 6y ago
This admittedly might be pedantic however when it comes to acids "weak" and "strong" are reserved words, if you will, in chemistry; phosphoric is a weak acid. This may be a confusing notion at the outset as hydrofluoric acid, for example, is terrifically corrosive yet considered "weak".
The distinction lies in whether the acid's molecules fully disassociate into ions in solution, or only partially.
- jacobolus 6y agoWhat is a better way to describe acids with higher or lower pH in a non-technical context? Apparently the USDA uses "strongly acidic" to mean soil pH of 5–5.5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH#Classification_of_soil_pH_ranges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH#Classification_of_soil_pH_r...
- abiogenesis 6y agoYes, but "strongly acidic soil" and a "strong acid" are not the same thing.