The indicator ethyl orange is an acid with a Ka of 4.6 ✕ 10−5. In a 1.9 ✕ 10−4 M solution, it is red in acid and yellow in base. Calculate the pH range over which it goes from 14% ionized (red) to 86% ionized (yellow). (a) pH at 14% ionized   (b) pH at 86% ionized

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The indicator ethyl orange is an acid with a Ka of 4.6 ✕ 10−5. In a 1.9 ✕ 10−4 M solution, it is red in acid and yellow in base. Calculate the pH range over which it goes from 14% ionized (red) to 86% ionized (yellow).
(a)
pH at 14% ionized
 
(b)
pH at 86% ionized
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