Question
Define :

Acid

Answer

An acid is a substance which on dissolving in water gives rise to $H$ ion as the only cation.
$
\begin{aligned}
& HCl _{( g )} \frac{\text { Water }}{(\text { dissociation) }} H _{(\text {(aq) }}^{+}+ Cl _{( aq )}^{-} \\
& H _2 SO _{4( l )} \frac{\text { Water }}{(\text { dissociation) }} H _{( aq )}^{+}+ HSO _{4( aq )}^{-}
\end{aligned}
$
For example, $HC1 , H _2 SO _4, H _2 CO _3$.
$HSO _4^{-}\left(\right.$(aq) $\stackrel{\text { (dissociation) }}{\longrightarrow} H _{( aq )}^{+}+ SO _4^{2^{-}}$(aq)

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