Acids and alkalis can be classified into strong and weak ones, depending on their extent of ionization or dissociation in water.
Acids
Strong acids ionizes completely in water.
hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and sulphuric acid are strong acidsWeak acids ionizes very slightly in water. That is, only a very small percentage of the acid molecules have changed into ions.
ethanoic acid, sulphurous acid, carbonic acid phosphoric acid are weak acidsStrong acids have lower pH and higher electrical conductivity.
Alkalis
Same to acids, strong alkalis dissociate completely into mobile ions in water. (And these ions allow them to become great electrolytes.) Contrary, a weak alkali is an alkali which ionizes only very slightly in water.
sodium hydroxide is a strong alkali, and ammonia is a weak alkaliStrong alkalis have higher pH and higher electrical conductivity.
set-up for comparing the electrical conductivities
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