What are weak and strong bases?

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The discerning property that defines the difference between a weak base and strong base is the degree of ionisation.A strong base is a compound that will completely ionise into metal and hydroxide ions when in solution. Conversely, a weak base only partially ionises to metal and hydroxide ions in solution.

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