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Which of the following is strong acid?

Nitric acid completes dissociates in aqueous solution. So it releases more H3O +. Thus it is a strong acid.

Reaction: HNO3 + H2O H3O + + NO3-


If 1M Nitric acid is taken then it will completely dissociate in aqueous solution to give 1M H3O +.


Acetic acid, oxalic acid, and citric acid do not dissociate completely


in aqueous solution, thus they are weak acids.

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