Fill in the blanks for the following statements.
Choices: HBr, H₃PO₄, 2, 1, CH₃NH₂, HClO, HCOOH, HCN, 3, KOH, Sr(OH)₂, H₂SO₄


Strong acids can be identified as

• Hydrophilic acids such as ___
• Oxyacids with ___ or more oxygen atoms than the number of ionizable protons such as ___

Weak acids can be identified as

• Hydrofluoric acid
• Acids with no oxygen nor halogen atom such as ___
• Oxyacids with ___ less or equal number of an oxygen atom to the number of ionizable protons such as ___
• Carboxylic acids such as ___

Strong bases can be identified as

• Hydroxides of group ___ metals such as ___
• Hydroxides of group ___ metals such as ____
• Oxides of the same metals

Weak bases can be identified as

• Nitrogen atoms that have ___ bond(s) and ___ lone pair(s) such as

• A. Strong acids can be identified as
  • Hydrophilic acids such as HBr
  • Oxyacids with 1 or more oxygen atoms than the number of ionizable protons such as H₃PO₄
   Weak acids can be identified as
  • Hydrofluoric acid
  • Acids with no oxygen nor halogen atom such as HCN
  • Oxyacids with 2 less or equal number of an oxygen atom to the number of ionizable protons such as H₂SO₄
  • Carboxylic acids such as HCOOH
   Strong bases can be identified as
  • Hydroxides of group 1 metals such as KOH
  • Hydroxides of group 2 metals such as Sr(OH)₂
  • Oxides of the same metals
   Weak bases can be identified as
  • Nitrogen atoms that have 3 bond(s) and 1 lone pair(s) such as CH₃NH₂
• B. Strong acids can be identified as
  • Hydrophilic acids such as HBr
  • Oxyacids with 2 or more oxygen atoms than the number of ionizable protons such as H₂SO₄
   Weak acids can be identified as
  • Hydrofluoric acid
  • Acids with no oxygen nor halogen atom such as HCN
  • Oxyacids with 1 less or equal number of an oxygen atom to the number of ionizable protons such as H₃PO₄
  • Carboxylic acids such as HCOOH
   Strong bases can be identified as
  • Hydroxides of group 1 metals such as KOH
  • Hydroxides of group 2 metals such as Sr(OH)₂
  • Oxides of the same metals
   Weak bases can be identified as
  • Nitrogen atoms that have 3 bond(s) and 1 lone pair(s) such as CH₃NH₂
• C. Strong acids can be identified as
  • Hydrophilic acids such as HBr
  • Oxyacids with 1 or more oxygen atoms than the number of ionizable protons such as H₃PO₄
   Weak acids can be identified as
  • Hydrofluoric acid
  • Acids with no oxygen nor halogen atom such as HCN
  • Oxyacids with 2 less or equal number of an oxygen atom to the number of ionizable protons such as H₂SO₄
  • Carboxylic acids such as HCOOH
   Strong bases can be identified as
  • Hydroxides of group 1 metals such as Sr(OH)₂
  • Hydroxides of group 2 metals such as KOH
  • Oxides of the same metals
   Weak bases can be identified as
  • Nitrogen atoms that have 2 bond(s) and 2 lone pair(s) such as CH₃NH₂
• D. Strong acids can be identified as
  • Hydrophilic acids such as HBr
  • Oxyacids with 2 or more oxygen atoms than the number of ionizable protons such as H₂SO₄
   Weak acids can be identified as
  • Hydrofluoric acid
  • Acids with no oxygen nor halogen atom such as HCN
  • Oxyacids with 1 less or equal number of an oxygen atom to the number of ionizable protons such as H₃PO₄
  • Carboxylic acids such as HCOOH
   Strong bases can be identified as
  • Hydroxides of group 1 metals such as Sr(OH)₂
  • Hydroxides of group 2 metals such as KOH
  • Oxides of the same metals
   Weak bases can be identified as
  • Nitrogen atoms that have 2 bond(s) and 2 lone pair(s) such as CH₃NH₂

Answer: (B)