Acids and Acid Strength According to Arrhenius, acid can be defined as a hydrogen compound which when dissolved in water

undergoes electrolytic dissociation and produce H + ions as the only positive ions. Strength of an acid is often defined as the ability of the acid to produce H + ions (or protons). The greater the H + ions produced, the stronger the acid. From the first equation, it appears that the greater the price of [H +] then the value of Ka will also be greater (proportional). Similarities between acid strength trend Ka value is the reason why the Ka value is often used as a measure of acid strength. pH-meter pH-meter is a tool / instrument used to determine the pH of a solution (although it can also for a small semi-solids such as cheese). Currently, there are different kinds / types of pH-meters available, ranging from the conventional (like litmus paper) to very sophisticated. The method used to determine the pH values are also very diverse. This further allows us to determine the pH of a compound because the options are very diverse. Weak acid is an acid that does not significantly ionized in solution. For example, if an acid represented by HA, then the solution still contained a large amount of HA that have not dissociated / ionized. In water, a weak acid dissociates as follows

Equilibrium concentrations of reactants and products are connected through the acidity constant expression, Ka Dissociation constants When an acid HA dissolves in water, the acid partially decomposes (dissociated) form hydronium ions and its conjugate base. HA (aq) + H2O (l) H3O + (aq) + A-(aq) In the calculation of acid dissociation constants, the concentration of water is negligible, because the reaction in aqueous solution, wherein the concentration of water is relatively unchanged. So the acid dissociation constant is defined by the equation