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A strong acid has a weak conjugate base and a weak acid has a strong conjugate base. when trying to figure out if something is a strong acid or weak acid and i try to figure this out by looking at the acid's conjugate base, how do i know whether the conjugate base is "STRONG" or not? in other words, what constitues strong? for ex, HCN is a weak acid. how can we tell that CN- is a strong conjugate base?
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