Acid Rain is formed when chemicals in the air get into rain and up the acidity levels!!!!!!
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Answer: 4.21×10⁻⁸
Explanation:
1) Assume a general equation for the ionization of the weak acid:
Let HA be the weak acid, then the ionization equation is:
HA ⇄ H⁺ + A⁻
2) Then, the expression for the ionization constant is:
Ka = [H⁺][A⁻] / [HA]
There, [H⁺] = [A⁻], and [HA] = 0.150 M (data given)
3) So, you need to determine [H⁺] which you do from the pH.
By definition, pH = - log [H⁺]
And from the data given pH = 4.1
⇒ 4.10 = - log [H⁺] ⇒ [H⁺] = antilog (- 4.10) = 7.94×10⁻⁵
4) Now you have all the values to calculate the expression for Ka:
ka = 7.94×10⁻⁵ × 7.94×10⁻⁵ / 0.150 = 4.21×10⁻⁸
99.9224 % of the acid is not ionized.
____HA + H₂O ⇌ A⁻ + H₃O⁺
I: ___<em>c</em> ________0 ____0
C: _-α<em>c</em> _______+α<em>c</em> __+α<em>c
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E: <em>c</em>(1-α) _______α<em>c</em> ___α<em>c
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pH = 4.110
[H₃O⁺] = α<em>c</em> = 10^(-4.110) mol/L = 7.76 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L
α = 7.76 × 10⁻⁵
1 – α = 1 - 7.76 × 10⁻⁵ = 0.999 224 = 99.9224 %
