Answer quickly this is due by 8: 00pm eastern time! extra points! does a positive result make you 100 % confident the ion is there? what about negative results? are you more confident with one or the other? why?

a qualitative test is never perfectly accurate, so there is a reasonable amount of doubt associated with either side, but a negative result is usually easier to determine because there is less room for error in saying that something is not happening than in saying it is.

the correct answer is b. a strong acid completely dissociates to its ions when dissolved in water. completely dissociates to and ions. a is incorrect because does not fully ionize to and ions and some remain as the compound . c and d are incorrect because, and do not fall into the category of bronsted lowry acids. a bronsted lowry acid is a proton donor and since both molecules do not have a proton to donate they are not bronsted lowry acids. likewise,   if we use the lewis acid definition, they cannot be acids. a lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. both and have a complete octet so can not accept any electrons which disqualifies them as acids.