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neonofarm [45]
3 years ago
5

What is the ratio of [a–]/[ha] at ph 2.75? the pka of formic acid (methanoic acid, h–cooh) is 3.75?

Chemistry
1 answer:
Varvara68 [4.7K]3 years ago
4 0

The dissociation of formic acid is:

HCOOH \rightleftharpoons HCOO^{-} + H^{+}

The acid dissociation constant of formic acid, k_a is:

k_a = \frac{[HCOO^{-}]  [H^{+}]}{HCOOH}

Rearranging the equation:

\frac{[HCOO^{-}]}{[HCOOH]} = \frac{k_a}{[H_+]}

pH = 2.75

pH = -log[H^{+}]

[H^{+}]= 10^{-2.75} = 1.78 \times 10^{-3}

pk_a = 3.75

k_a = 10^{-3.75} = 1.78\times 10^{-4}

Substituting the values in the equation:

\frac{[HCOO^{-}]}{[HCOOH]} = \frac{k_a}{[H_+]}

\frac{[HCOO^{-}]}{[HCOOH]} = \frac{1.78\times 10^{-4}}{1.78\times 10^{-3}}

Hence, the ratio is \frac{1}{10}.

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