Premium Online Home Tutors
3 Tutor System
Starting just at 265/hour

Why do \(HCl , HNO_3 \) etc., show acidic characters in aqueous solutions while solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character?


Answer :

The acidic character of a substance is due to the presence of hydrogen ions (H+) ions in its aqueous solution (water solution) and electron acceptance.
\(HCl \) and \(HNO_3 \)shows acidic properties because they produce hydrogen ions when dissolved in water.
The solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character because they do not ionise (or dissociate) in water to produce hydrogen ions.

NCERT solutions of related questions for Acids, Bases and Salts

NCERT solutions of related chapters class 10 maths

NCERT solutions of related chapters class 10 science