If the PH of a 0.227 M fluoroacetic acid solution is 2.03 at equilibrium you calculate the Ks
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4 stepsCalculate the equilibrium concentration of hydrogen ions ().
The pH is given as 2.03.
Set up an ICE table for the dissociation of fluoroacetic acid (HA).
Let HA represent fluoroacetic acid. The dissociation reaction is:
Species Initial (M) Change (M) Equilibrium (M) HA 0.227 H+ 0 A- 0 From Step 1, we know that .
Calculate the equilibrium concentrations of all species.
Calculate the acid dissociation constant ().
The expression for is:
Substitute the equilibrium concentrations:
Rounding to two significant figures based on the pH (2.03 has two decimal places, implying two significant figures in the concentration derived from it, or the initial concentration 0.227 M has 3 sig figs, so let's use 3 sig figs for the final answer).
The for fluoroacetic acid is:
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