The pH of a 0.1 molar solution of the acid HQ is 3 . The value of the ionization constant, Ka of this acid is :
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)✓ Correct
- (D)
Answer: (C)
Solution
A weak acid at concentration has . A pH of means M, and M. Squaring, , so .
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