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gcse chemistry help, dilute strong acids??

i literally dont understand it at all
how can it be strong and dilute
i understand that strength=how much it dissociates
and concentration=how many acid molecules per volume
but how do i word this, im so lost
Original post by imhomo2017
i literally dont understand it at all
how can it be strong and dilute
i understand that strength=how much it dissociates
and concentration=how many acid molecules per volume
but how do i word this, im so lost

Maybe...
A dilute strong acid is an acid which disassociates/ionises fully and contains a large volume of water mixed with the acid.

I hope this helps!! :biggrin:
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Original post by imhomo2017
i literally dont understand it at all
how can it be strong and dilute
i understand that strength=how much it dissociates
and concentration=how many acid molecules per volume
but how do i word this, im so lost

There is only a small number of acid molecules while there is a large number of water molecules (so low concentration of acid, dilute).

The small number of acid molecules do however fully dissociate into ions, so it is a strong acid.

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