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12.5: Ionization Constants of Weak Acids
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Ionization Constants of Weak Acids
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Ionization Constants of Weak Acids
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Acid
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Formula
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K
a
at 25 °C
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Lewis Structure
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acetic
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CH
3
CO
2
H
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1.8 × 10
−5
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arsenic
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H
3
AsO
4
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5.5 × 10
−3
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1.7 × 10
−7
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5.1 × 10
−12
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arsenous
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H
3
AsO
3
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5.1 × 10
−10
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boric
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H
3
BO
3
|
5.4 × 10
−10
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carbonic
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H
2
CO
3
|
4.3 × 10
−7
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4.7 × 10
−11
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cyanic
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H
CNO
|
2 × 10
−4
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formic
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HCO
2
H
|
1.8 × 10
−4
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hydrazoic
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H
N
3
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2.5 × 10
−5
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hydrocyanic
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H
CN
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4.9 × 10
−10
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hydrofluoric
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H
F
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3.5 × 10
−4
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hydrogen peroxide
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H
2
O
2
|
2.4 × 10
−12
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hydrogen selenide
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H
2
Se
|
1.29 × 10
−4
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H
Se
–
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1 × 10
−12
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hydrogen sulfate ion
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1.2 × 10
−2
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hydrogen sulfide
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H
2
S
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8.9 × 10
−8
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H
S
–
|
1.0 × 10
−19
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hydrogen telluride
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H
2
Te
|
2.3 × 10
−3
|
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H
Te
–
|
1.6 × 10
−11
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hypobromous
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H
BrO
|
2.8 × 10
−9
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hypochlorous
|
H
ClO
|
2.9 × 10
−8
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nitrous
|
H
NO
2
|
4.6 × 10
−4
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oxalic
|
H
2
C
2
O
4
|
6.0 × 10
−2
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6.1 × 10
−5
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phosphoric
|
H
3
PO
4
|
7.5 × 10
−3
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6.2 × 10
−8
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4.2 × 10
−13
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phosphorous
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H
3
PO
3
|
5 × 10
−2
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2.0 × 10
−7
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sulfurous
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H
2
SO
3
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1.6 × 10
−2
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6.4 × 10
−8
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