Some weak acids and their conjugate bases Acid (Proton Donor) Conjugate Base (Proton Acceptor) pKa Ką (M) НСООН HCOO +H+ 3.75 1.78 x 10-4 Formic acid Formate ion CH3COOH Acetic acid CH;CO0 Acetate ion +H* 4.76 1.74 x 10-5 OH OH +H* 3.86 1.38 x 10-4 CH3CH-COO CH3CH-COOH Lactic acid Lactate ion H;PO4 Phosphoric acid H,PO, Dihydrogen phosphate ion +H+ 2.14 7.24 x 10-3 H,PO, Dihydrogen phosphate ion HPO,?- Monohydrogen phosphate ion +H* 6.86 1.38 x 10-7 HPO2- Monohydrogen phosphate ion PO, +H+ 12.4 3.98 x 10-13 Phosphate ion H2CO3 Carbonic acid HCO3 Bicarbonate ion +H* 6.3* 5.1 x 10-7* HCO3 Bicarbonate ion co2- Carbonate ion +H* 10.25 5.62 x 10-11 C6H5OH Phenol +H+ 9.89 1.29 x 10-10 Phenolate ion NH4 NH3 +H+ 9.25 5.62 x 10-10 Ammonium ion Ammonia 1 1 1 1 111

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Some weak acids and their conjugate bases
Acid (Proton Donor)
Conjugate Base (Proton Acceptor)
pKa
Ką (M)
НСООН
HCOO
+H+
3.75
1.78 x 10-4
Formic acid
Formate ion
CH3COOH
Acetic acid
CH;CO0
Acetate ion
+H*
4.76
1.74 x 10-5
OH
OH
+H*
3.86
1.38 x 10-4
CH3CH-COO
CH3CH-COOH
Lactic acid
Lactate ion
H;PO4
Phosphoric acid
H,PO,
Dihydrogen phosphate ion
+H+
2.14
7.24 x 10-3
H,PO,
Dihydrogen phosphate ion
HPO,?-
Monohydrogen phosphate ion
+H*
6.86
1.38 x 10-7
HPO2-
Monohydrogen phosphate ion
PO,
+H+
12.4
3.98 x 10-13
Phosphate ion
H2CO3
Carbonic acid
HCO3
Bicarbonate ion
+H*
6.3*
5.1 x 10-7*
HCO3
Bicarbonate ion
co2-
Carbonate ion
+H*
10.25
5.62 x 10-11
C6H5OH
Phenol
+H+
9.89
1.29 x 10-10
Phenolate ion
NH4
NH3
+H+
9.25
5.62 x 10-10
Ammonium ion
Ammonia
1 1
1 1 111
Transcribed Image Text:Some weak acids and their conjugate bases Acid (Proton Donor) Conjugate Base (Proton Acceptor) pKa Ką (M) НСООН HCOO +H+ 3.75 1.78 x 10-4 Formic acid Formate ion CH3COOH Acetic acid CH;CO0 Acetate ion +H* 4.76 1.74 x 10-5 OH OH +H* 3.86 1.38 x 10-4 CH3CH-COO CH3CH-COOH Lactic acid Lactate ion H;PO4 Phosphoric acid H,PO, Dihydrogen phosphate ion +H+ 2.14 7.24 x 10-3 H,PO, Dihydrogen phosphate ion HPO,?- Monohydrogen phosphate ion +H* 6.86 1.38 x 10-7 HPO2- Monohydrogen phosphate ion PO, +H+ 12.4 3.98 x 10-13 Phosphate ion H2CO3 Carbonic acid HCO3 Bicarbonate ion +H* 6.3* 5.1 x 10-7* HCO3 Bicarbonate ion co2- Carbonate ion +H* 10.25 5.62 x 10-11 C6H5OH Phenol +H+ 9.89 1.29 x 10-10 Phenolate ion NH4 NH3 +H+ 9.25 5.62 x 10-10 Ammonium ion Ammonia 1 1 1 1 111
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