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why do HCl, HNO3,etc show acidic characters in aqueous solution while solution of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character? |
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Answer» HCl and HNO3 are strong ACIDS (polar in nature) thus releases H+ ions when dissolved in aqueous solutions where as glucose and ALCOHOL molecules are not acids (and NON polar in nature) so, they cannot release H+ ions in aqueous solutions. ALCOHOLS partially release H+ ions in aqueous solutions, so they are considered as weak acids. |
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