Determine the Ka for an acid, HA, if a 0.50 M solution has a pH of 4.5. (Input answer in exponential form using E to represent x10. For example 6.0E-4 would be 6.0 x 10-4)

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Determine the Ka for an acid, HA, if a 0.50 M solution has a pH of 4.5. (Input answer in exponential form using E to represent x10. For example 6.0E-4 would be 6.0 x 10-4)

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