Based on the dissociation reactions of a few common acids in water below, which of the following statements is/are not incorrect? Check all that applies.   a. Acetic acid can act as a leveling solvent while water can act as a differentiating solvent.         b. In a leveling solvent, various acids dissociate to different degrees and thus have different strengths. In a differentiating solvent, several acids are completely dissociated and are thus of the same strength.         c. Perchloric acid exhibits more strongly acidic properties than acetic acid when dissolved in a weakly basic solvent.         d. All acids tend to become indistinguishable in strength when dissolved in strongly basic solvents owing to the greater affinity of strong bases for protons.         e. Strong bases are leveling solvents for acids, weak bases are differentiating solvents for acids.

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Based on the dissociation reactions of a few common acids in water below, which of the following statements is/are not incorrect? Check all that applies.

 

a. Acetic acid can act as a leveling solvent while water can act as a differentiating solvent.
 
 
 
 
b. In a leveling solvent, various acids dissociate to different degrees and thus have different strengths. In a differentiating solvent, several acids are completely dissociated and are thus of the same strength.
 
 
 
 
c. Perchloric acid exhibits more strongly acidic properties than acetic acid when dissolved in a weakly basic solvent.
 
 
 
 
d. All acids tend to become indistinguishable in strength when dissolved in strongly basic solvents owing to the greater affinity of strong bases for protons.
 
 
 
 
e. Strong bases are leveling solvents for acids, weak bases are differentiating solvents for acids.

 

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