Sapling Learning Enough of a monoprotic acid is dissolved in
Sapling Learning Enough of a monoprotic acid is dissolved in water te sroduce a 0.0167 M solution. The pH of the resulting solution is 2.37. Calculate the Ka for the acid Hint
Solution
PH = 2.37
-log[H^+] = 2.37
[H^+] = 10^-2.37 = 0.004265M
HA is weak mono protic acid
HA -------------> H^+ (aq) + A^-
I 0.0167 0 0
C -0.004265 0.004265 0.004265
E 0.012435 0.004265 0.004265
Ka = [H^+][A]/[HA]
Ka = 0.004265*0.004265/0.012435
= 0.00146 = 1.46*10^-3 >>>>>answer
