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1. Why do HCl, HNO3, etc., show acidic characters in aqueous solutionswhile solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidiccharacter?2. Why does an aqueous solution of an acid conduct electricity?3. Why does dry HCl gas not change the colour of the dry litmus paper?4. While diluting an acid, why is it recommended that the acid should beadded to water and not water to the acid?5. How is the concentration of hydronium ions (H3O+) affected when asolution of an acid is diluted?6. How is the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH–) affected when excessbase is dissolved in a solution of sodium hydroxide?Figure 2.6Figure 2.6Figure 2.6Figure 2.6Figure 2.6 Variation of pH with the change in concentration of H+(aq) and OH–(aq) ionsRationalised 2023-24

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  1. Why do HCl, HNO3, etc., show acidic characters in aqueous solutionswhile solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidiccharacter?2. Why does an aqueous solution of an acid conduct electricity?3. Why does dry HCl gas not change the colour of the dry litmus paper?4. While diluting an acid, why is it recommended that the acid should beadded to water and not water to the acid?5. How is the concentration of hydronium ions (H3O+) affected when asolution of an acid is diluted?6. How is the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH–) affected when excessbase is dissolved in a solution of sodium hydroxide?Figure 2.6Figure 2.6Figure 2.6Figure 2.6Figure 2.6 Variation of pH with the change in concentration of H+(aq) and OH–(aq) ionsRationalised 2023-24
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  1. HCl, HNO3, and similar compounds show acidic characteristics in aqueous solutions because they are able to donate protons (H+ ions) to water molecules, forming hydronium ions (H3O+). This is the defining characteristic of an acid according to the Brønsted-Lowry definition. On the other hand, compounds like alcohol and glucose do not donate protons when dissolved in water, and therefore do not show acidic characteristics.

  2. An aqueous solution of an acid conducts electricity because it contains ions. When an acid dissolves in water, it donates protons to water molecules, forming hydronium ions (H3O+). These ions can move freely in the solution, allowing it to conduct electricity.

  3. Dry HCl gas does not change the color of dry litmus paper because the litmus paper needs to be moist for the HCl to ionize and react with it. In the absence of water, HCl remains as a gas and does not ionize to form H+ ions, which are responsible for the color change in litmus paper.

  4. When diluting an acid, it is recommended to add the acid to water and not the other way around to prevent the exothermic reaction that occurs when water and acid mix from causing the mixture to splash, which could be dangerous.

  5. When a solution of an acid is diluted, the concentration of hydronium ions (H3O+) decreases. This is because the total number of hydronium ions remains constant, but they are spread out in a larger volume of solution.

  6. When excess base is dissolved in a solution of sodium hydroxide, the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH-) increases. This is because the base provides additional OH- ions, which increase the overall concentration of OH- ions in the solution.

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