What type of ions do acids (mostly) contain?

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Jasmine
Apr 9, 2017

Acids are characterized by the presence of H^+ ions in the solution.
According to Arrhenius concept of acids and bases acids ionize in water to give H^+ ions in solution. Example:

Explanation:

HNO_3 rightleftharpoons H^+ + NO_3^-
H_2SO_4 rightleftharpoons 2H^+ + SO_4^-2
HI rightleftharpoons H^+ +I^-
You can see that all of the above are acids which ionize in solution to give H^+ ions .

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