[CHM 112] Additional Problem #9

[Andrew J. Pounds]

On 07/15/14 16:46,  wrote:
> Dr. Pounds,
>
> I am working on #9 from the additional problems and am stuck on the part involving ice tables. The solution to the problem suggests that 4.37E-7 is Ka, but I am confused as to where this value came from. Can you please help?
>
> Thank you,

In general you have to look up the appropriate K's for the equilibrium 
system of interest.  You book has a table of polyprotic acid 
dissociation constants on page 742.   That is where I found the value.



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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds_aj at mercer.edu)
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