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Which is the strongest acid in the world?

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R. Jones

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R. Jones, Student, Postgraduate, Calgary

Answered Jan 28, 2021

Acids are known to be corrosive substances, really. On the PH scale, these substances called acids would have values less than 7. We tend to be thinking the strongest acid would have a PH value of 1, but let's just check together first.

To start with, hydrofluoric is considered by some to be the strongest acid, but that is not so. The strongest acid is actually referred to as a superacid, with the name fluoroantimonic acid and a chemical formula HSbF6. This strongest superacid was formed by the equal addition of hydrogen fluoride (HF) to antimony pentafluoride (SbF5).

You can derive several superacids from different mixtures, but the strongest superacid known to man is the addition of hydrogen fluoride and antimony pentafluoride in an equal ratio. When this superacid makes contact with water, it decomposes explosively and rapidly. It also evolves vapor that is highly toxic.

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Leo Samuels

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Answered Jan 22, 2021

The strongest acid in the world is Fluoroantimonic acid. It is a mixture of hydrofluoric acid and antimony pentafluoride acid. The fluoroantimonic acid was created in 2004 in California. It is believed to be stronger than and more potent than sulphuric acid because it has more protons and hydrogen ions in water or has a Hammet acidity function Ho which is lower than -12.

The second strongest acid is the carborane superacid. It is considered the world's strongest solo acid because fluoroantimonic acid is a combination of two different acids. The carborane pH value is -18. Unlike the carborane acid, the fluoroantimonic acid cannot be handled on bare skin.

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C. OWENS

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Answered Jan 22, 2021

The correct answer to this question is Fluoroantimonic acid. This acid is a mix of antimony pentafluoride and hydrogen fluoride. Along with that Fluoroantimonic acid contains other things such as anions and cations. This acid is considered to be a superacid. It is much stronger than other acids such as 100% pure sulfuric acid. Compared to 100% pure sulfuric acid, Fluoroantimonic acid is one billion times stronger. Fluoroantimonic acid can also be more stronger than that, depending on how the ingredients in the acid are proportioned.

The next strongest acid is carborane. This acid was created in a lab in California and it is strong but gentle acid. Fluoroantimonic acid is very corrosive.

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S. Barnes

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Answered Jan 21, 2021

The correct answer to this question is fluoroantimonic acid. HSbf6 is the correct answer to this question. To create fluoroantimonic acid, antimony pentafluoride needs to be mixed with hydrogen fluoride. To realize how strong this acid is, one should know that if fluoroantimonic acid reacts with water, it will react in a violent way.

It is also so strong that it burns through anything that would try to use it for. As an example, if you try to put the acid into a container, it will burn through that. It will also burn strongly through the skin, which is why you should not be using this acid or be around it.

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Victoria Martian

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Answered Jan 19, 2021

Fluro antimonic acid is the world’s most potent acid. However, there is even now uncertainty as to the possibility that carborane acid is the fiercest of them all. These acids are so strong that they are not even considered standard acids.

They are referred to as superacids. Fluro antimonic acid is the strongest superacid known to man. It is literally 20 quintillion times more acidic than 100 percent sulfuric acid. It can dissolve glass plus several other elements, and this acid is utilized as a mechanism in chemical reactions for biochemistry, gasoline manufacture, and synthetic substances.

It’s made up of antimony, fluorine, and hydrogen. The fragile bond between the hydrogen ion and fluorine makes this acid dangerous and extremely acidic. Once it loses a proton, it begins to tear electrons from atoms. It has the most potent single bond in organic chemistry between carbine and fluorine.

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H. Ruby

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Answered Jan 19, 2021

When you say fluoroantimonic acid, you are talking about the superacid that is the strongest acid in the world. It is so strong that it will be hard to place in a container as it will be able to burn through the different containers easily.

In order to make this type of acid, you need to mix hydrogen fluoride with antimony pentafluoride. Take note that there are different types of mixtures that are available.

The only thing that you have to remember is you need to make two equal ratios of the strongest acids in order to create the superacid that you want. You will know that fluoroantimonic acid is the strongest acid based on its measurement of the Hammett acidity function.

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R. Barnes

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R. Barnes, Analyst, PhD, Clinton

Answered Jan 14, 2021

The strongest acid in the world is fluoroantimonic acid. The chemical formula for this is HSbf6. This can be created when hydrogen fluoride is mixed with antimony pentafluoride. There are different types of mixtures that are known to create what is considered to be “superacids.” Yet, these are the two combinations that are known to create this very strong acid.

Take note that this is so strong that it would react violently with something that is basic such as water. This acid is so strong that it will burn through anything that you would use it for. It can burn through different parts of the body and it is nearly impossible to place this in a container as it will also burn through that.

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Carice Snow

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Answered Nov 23, 2018

The strongest acids in existence can justifiably be called super acids. Many think of hydrochloric acid as the strongest, but they are wrong. Fluoroantimonic acid tops the list as strongest and the second is carborane.

This was created in 2004 in California and is a million times more potent than concentrated sulphuric acid, yet can be stored in a bottle. The carborane acids are incredible proton donors, yet they are not highly corrosive. . Essentially, the large the concentration of H+ ions in a solution, the more acidic the acid is. The acidity is measured against at pH scale.

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C. Reyes

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Answered Jun 04, 2018

I hope you have an innocent reason for asking this! Fluorosulfuric acid (HFSO3) was considered the strongest, but the carborane superacids are hundreds of times stronger. Created in a Californian lab, the new acid with formula H(CHB11Cl11) may be the strongest, but it is confusingly gentle.

Whereas Fluorosulfuric acid is so corrosive that it can eat through glass, the new acid can be safely stored in a bottle. It's very clean acid without ferocity, say its creators. However, it is a million times more acidic than the water in your local swimming pool, so I'd steer clear of it for the moment!

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