The dissociation constant of a weak monobasic acid is $3.2 imes 10^{-4}$. Calculate the degree of dissociation in its 0.04 M solution.

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The dissociation constant of a weak monobasic acid is $3.2 	imes 10^{-4}$. Calculate the degree of dissociation in its 0.04 M solution.

Aicharya · Accepted Answer

$\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}}=3.2 	imes 10^{-4} ; \mathrm{c}=0.04 \mathrm{M}$ For a monobasic acid, $\alpha=\sqrt{\frac{K_a}{c}}=\sqrt{\frac{3.2 	imes 10^{-4}}{0.04}}=\sqrt{8 	imes 10^{-3}}=0.089$

The dissociation constant of a weak monobasic acid is $3.2 \times 10^{-4}$. Calculate the degree of…

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