
General Chemistry: Atoms First
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ISBN: 9780321809261
Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 14.8, Problem 14.16CP
The following pictures represent aqueous solutions of three acids HA (A = X, Y, or Z); water molecules have been omitted for clarity:
- (a) Arrange the three acids in order of increasing value of Ka, assuming that all three have the same concentration.
- (b) Which acid, if any, is a strong acid?
- (c) Which solution has the highest pH, and which has the lowest pH?
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