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Interpretation:
Using the given
Concept Introduction:
The acid which can dissociate only one proton is known as weak acid. It can be represented as
The
Step 1: Using the ICE table, determine the equilibrium concentrations of all the chemical species involved in the dissociation of the monoprotic acid.
Step 2: In the ICE table, the change in concentration is the concentration of the
Step 3: Substitute the equilibrium concentrations in the expression for the acid dissociation constant
Step 4: The value of
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