Friday, July 31, 2009

List the following in order of increasing acidity, weakest to strongest. (If B is weakest, then A, C, D, and E

A) H2S, Ka=1.0x10-7


B) HClO, Ka=3.5x10-8


C) HC7H5O2, Ka=6.3x10-5


D) HC2H3O2, Ka=1.8x10-5


E) H3BO3, Ka=7.3x10-10

List the following in order of increasing acidity, weakest to strongest. (If B is weakest, then A, C, D, and E
Ka refers to the acid dissociation constant. it is said that the higher the Ka, the more possibility it will completely dissociate. It is also given that strong acids are the ones that completely dissociate into ions unlike the weak ones which partially dissociates into its ions. (HCl which is a strong acid has a higher Ka than CH3COOH or acetic acid which has a lower Ka). the higher the Ka is, the stronger the acid. therefore: e,b,a,d,c
Reply:sort your list by the size of the number. the smaller the number the higher the lower the pH. (But watch out for multiple proton donors)
Reply:D) , C), A) , B), E)
Reply:The weakest acid is the one with the lowest Ka value. That would be E, boric acid.





Next comes hypochlorous acid, B





Next comes hydrosulfuric acid, A





Next comes ethanoic acid, D





Finally the strongest acid is the one with the highest Ka, and that's C


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