ormic acid (0.24mol) is placed in 2L of water and undergoes the following reaction:HCHO2(aq)+H2O(l) - H3O+(aq)+ CHO2-(aq)  Kc= 2.1*10-4.

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formic acid (0.24mol) is placed in 2L of water and undergoes the following reaction:HCHO2(aq)+H2O(l) - H3O+(aq)+ CHO2-(aq)  Kc= 2.1*10-4.

(a) use your solver to calculate the equilibrium concentration of hydronim ion in this solution? (b) Approximate the answer to this problem by assuming x is small. show your work.

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