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Properties and examples of weak acids

Answer Text:
Weak acids.
- Are acids, which undergo partial dissociation to yield fewer hydrogen ions.
- They do not ionize in water completely or to a large extent i.e. some of their molecules remained unionized in solution.
Examples:
Carbonic acid:
`H_2CO_3(aq)overset(water)(<=>)H^(+) +HCO_3(aq)`
Ethanoic acid:
`CH_3COOH(aq)overset(water)(<=>)H^(+)(aq)+CH_3COO(aq)`
Note: - concentrated acids and dilute acids Concentrated acids-Is an acid with a high number of acid molecules per given volume. Dilute
acids: Are acids with a low number of acid molecules per given volume.
- Thus there are concentrated strong acids or dilute strong acids; as well as concentrated weak acids and dilute weak acid