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Which one of these has a higher concentration of H+ ions? 1 M HCl or 1 M CH3COOH.

1 M HCl has a higher concentration of H+ ions than 1 M CH3COOH because HCl is a strong acid then CH3COOH hence 1M HCL produces more amount of H+ ions than that produced by 1 M CH3COOH.

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