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ChemistryChemistry & Chemical ReactivitySeveral acids are listed here with their respective equilibrium constants: C 6 H 5 OH(aq) + H 2 O( ℓ ) ⇄ H 3 O + (aq) + C 6 H 5 O − (aq) K a = 1.3 × 10 −10 HCO 2 H(aq) + H 2 O(ℓ) ⇄ H 3 O + (aq) + HCO 2 − (aq) K a = 1.8 × 10 −4 HC 2 O 4 − (aq) H 2 O(ℓ) ⇄ H 3 O + (aq) + C2O 4 2− (aq) K a = 6.4 × 10 −5 (a) Which is the strongest acid? Which is the weakest acid? (b) Which acid has the weakest conjugate base? (c) Which acid has the strongest conjugate base?

Several acids are listed here with their respective equilibrium constants: C 6 H 5 OH(aq) + H 2 O( ℓ ) ⇄ H 3 O + (aq) + C 6 H 5 O − (aq) K a = 1.3 × 10 −10 HCO 2 H(aq) + H 2 O(ℓ) ⇄ H 3 O + (aq) + HCO 2 − (aq) K a = 1.8 × 10 −4 HC 2 O 4 − (aq) H 2 O(ℓ) ⇄ H 3 O + (aq) + C2O 4 2− (aq) K a = 6.4 × 10 −5 (a) Which is the strongest acid? Which is the weakest acid? (b) Which acid has the weakest conjugate base? (c) Which acid has the strongest conjugate base?

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ISBN: 9781337399074

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Several acids are listed here with their respective equilibrium constants:

C6H5OH(aq) + H2O(ℓ) ⇄ H3O+(aq) + C6H5O−(aq) Ka = 1.3 × 10−10

HCO2H(aq) + H2O(ℓ) ⇄ H3O+(aq) + HCO2−(aq) Ka = 1.8 × 10−4

HC2O4−(aq) H2O(ℓ) ⇄ H3O+(aq) + C2O42−(aq) Ka = 6.4 × 10−5

  1. (a) Which is the strongest acid? Which is the weakest acid?
  2. (b) Which acid has the weakest conjugate base?
  3. (c) Which acid has the strongest conjugate base?

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