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Is it possible to tell if an acid or base is strong or weak just by looking at its chemical formula?

Is it possible to tell if an acid or base is strong or weak just by looking at its chemical formula?
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Is it possible to tell if an acid or base is strong or weak just by looking at its chemical formula?

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It is.

An acid will be strong when its conjugated base is highly stable, and vice-versa.

That can occur for instance through electronic delocalization.
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