Introduction to Chemistry
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073523002
Author: Rich Bauer, James Birk Professor Dr., Pamela S. Marks
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 49QP
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The conditions under which the ionic product (Kw) of water is constant are to be explained.
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The ionic product of water is an equilibrium constant of the self ionization of water.
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