Why do $HCl$,$HNO_3$,etc.,show acidic characters in aqueous solutions while solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character?

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(N/A) The dissociation of $HCl$ or $HNO_3$ to form hydrogen ions occurs only in the presence of water.
Hydrogen ions $(H^+)$ combine with $H_2O$ to form hydronium ions $(H_3O^+)$,which are responsible for acidic properties.
The reactions are as follows:
$HCl_{(aq)} \rightarrow H^+_{(aq)} + Cl^-_{(aq)}$
$H^+_{(aq)} + H_2O_{(l)} \rightarrow H_3O^+_{(aq)}$
Although aqueous solutions of glucose and alcohol contain hydrogen atoms in their molecular structure,these hydrogen atoms do not dissociate into $H^+$ ions in water.
Since they do not release hydrogen ions in solution,they do not exhibit acidic character.

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