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= ![\dfrac{[H^{+}] [A^{-}]}{[HA]}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdfrac%7B%5BH%5E%7B%2B%7D%5D%20%5BA%5E%7B-%7D%5D%7D%7B%5BHA%5D%7D)
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Explanation:
- When an aqueous solution of a certain acid is prepared it is dissociated is as follows-
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Here HA is a protonic acid such as acetic acid,
- The double arrow signifies that it is an equilibrium process, which means the dissociation and recombination of the acid occur simultaneously.
- The acid dissociation constant can be given by -
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- The reaction is can also be represented by Bronsted and lowry -
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- Then the dissociation constant will be
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Here, is the dissociation constant of an acid.