{"id":203370,"date":"2025-03-19T06:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=203370"},"modified":"2025-03-19T06:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:59:08","slug":"which-of-the-following-is-a-strong-electrolyte-but-not-a-strong-acid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/19\/which-of-the-following-is-a-strong-electrolyte-but-not-a-strong-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following is a strong electrolyte but not a strong acid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which of the following is a strong electrolyte but not a strong acid?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group of answer choices
K3PO4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H2SO4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HClO2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SO2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C4H8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s analyze each of the given chemical formulas and determine their names and properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. H\u2082SO\u2084 (Sulfuric Acid)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  • Name<\/strong>: Sulfuric Acid<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Type<\/strong>: Strong Acid<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Properties<\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • H\u2082SO\u2084 is a highly corrosive, strong mineral acid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • It completely ionizes in water to form H\u2083O\u207a (hydronium) and SO\u2084\u00b2\u207b (sulfate) ions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • It is widely used in industrial applications, including battery acid, fertilizer production, and chemical synthesis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    2. HClO\u2082 (Chlorous Acid)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • Name<\/strong>: Chlorous Acid<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Type<\/strong>: Weak Acid<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Properties<\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • HClO\u2082 is a weak and unstable acid containing chlorine in the +3 oxidation state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • It partially ionizes in water, forming ClO\u2082\u207b (chlorite ion) and H\u2083O\u207a.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • It is rarely found in a pure state due to its instability but is involved in reactions forming chlorites, which are used in bleaching and disinfection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      3. SO\u2082 (Sulfur Dioxide)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      • Name<\/strong>: Sulfur Dioxide<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Type<\/strong>: Covalent Compound (Acidic Oxide)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Properties<\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • SO\u2082 is a colorless gas with a pungent smell.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It dissolves in water to form sulfurous acid (H\u2082SO\u2083), contributing to acid rain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It is used as a preservative in food and beverages and in industrial processes like paper manufacturing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        4. C\u2084H\u2088 (Butene or Cyclobutane)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • Name<\/strong>: Butene (or Cyclobutane)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Type<\/strong>: Hydrocarbon (Alkene or Cycloalkane)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Properties<\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • C\u2084H\u2088 exists in different structural forms: 1-butene, 2-butene (cis and trans), and cyclobutane.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The butenes are alkenes with a double bond, while cyclobutane is a ringed structure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • These compounds are used in polymer production and fuel additives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Each of these compounds has unique chemical properties and industrial applications, demonstrating the diversity of inorganic and organic chemistry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Which of the following is a strong electrolyte but not a strong acid? Group of answer choicesK3PO4 H2SO4 HClO2 SO2 C4H8 The correct answer and explanation is : Let’s analyze each of the given chemical formulas and determine their names and properties. 1. H\u2082SO\u2084 (Sulfuric Acid) 2. HClO\u2082 (Chlorous Acid) 3. SO\u2082 (Sulfur Dioxide) 4. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-203370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}