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Can a weak acid react to give a stronger acid? [closed]
I was trying to understand why $\ce{AgCl}$ does not dissolve in $\ce{HNO3}$ and the reaction I could think of was something like this:
$$\ce{AgCl + HNO3->AgNO3 + HCl}$$
I could not understand why ...
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Reaction of Silicon Dioxide with Hydrofluoric Acid [duplicate]
I learnt that $\ce{SiO2}$(Silicon dioxide) doesn't react with any acid except $\ce{HF}$. So what is special about $\ce{HF}$?
Why does only $\ce{HF}$ reacts with $\ce{SiO2}$ even though $\ce{HF}$ has a ...
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Will silicon dioxide react with hydrochloric acid?
I have the following equation, based on the reaction of $\ce{SiO2}$ with $\ce{HF}:$
$$\ce{SiO2 + HCl -> SiCl4 + 2 H2O}$$
I want to know if this reaction is indeed feasible, what conditions may be ...
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Relation between acidity and reactivity?
Up till high school, I've been taught that reactivity and acidity of a substance in a relation that if a substance is acidic and if it's acidity is higher (comparatively to some other substance) than ...
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