Important Facts HCl, HNO 3 – strong acids 100% dissociation (no equilibrium, no K) HCl  H + + Cl – 0%HCl, 100% H +, 100% Cl – H + is a proton, a subatomic particle and does not exist alone in solution Really H + + H 2 O  H 3 O + (hydronium ion) HNO 3 + H 2 O  NO 3 – + H 3 O +
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