Q40 · Practice questionComplex familiar4 marks
QUESTION 40 (4 marks)
A 0.080 mol L⁻¹ solution of a weak monoprotic acid has pH 3.00 at .
a) Calculate the hydrogen-ion concentration and percentage ionisation. [2 marks]
b) Calculate the acid dissociation constant without assuming the initial acid concentration equals its equilibrium concentration. [2 marks]
WORKED SOLUTION
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; ionisation 1.25%; .
Let . Percentage ionisation is . At equilibrium , so .
- Converts pH to [H⁺]. [1 marks]
- Calculates 1.25% ionisation. [1 marks]
- Uses equilibrium acid concentration 0.079 mol L⁻¹. [1 marks]
- Calculates Ka = 1.27 × 10⁻⁵. [1 marks]
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