Chapter 15, Problem 15.83QE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The species ${\text{NH}}_{\text{4}}^{\text{+}}$, ${\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}$, $\text{HF}$ and ${\text{HSO}}_4^{-}$ have to be arranged in order of increasing acidity.

Concept Introduction:

Bronsted-Lowry acid is defined as species that can donate a proton when dissolved in aqueous solution. The ionization of a hypothetical weak acid $\left(\text{HA}\right)$ is given as follows:

  $\text{HA}\left(\text{aq}\right)+{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}\left(\text{l}\right)\rightleftharpoons {\text{A}}^{-}\left(\text{aq}\right)+{\text{H}}_3{\text{O}}^{+}\left(\text{aq}\right)$