Calculate the pH of a weak acid which dissociates as   AH ⇌ A- + H+   ( like CH3COOH ⇌ CH3COO- + H+   or   HNO2 ⇌ NO2- + H+  ) knowing that the initial concentrations are [AH]0 0.79 M and the acid dissociation constant, Ka , is 6.20e-7

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Calculate the pH of a weak acid which dissociates as   AH ⇌ A- + H+  

( like CH3COOH ⇌ CH3COO- + H+   or   HNO2 ⇌ NO2- + H+  )

knowing that the initial concentrations are

[AH]0 0.79 M

and the acid dissociation constant, Ka , is 6.20e-7

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