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8 9 Chemical Reactions
Chemical Reactions
Chemical Reactions
Chemical Reactions
Chemical Reactions
In vapour state or in
aprotic solvent
Hydrogen bonding of
RCOOH with H2O
Rationalised 2023-24
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where Keq, is equilibrium constant and Ka is the acid dissociation
constant For convenience, the strength of an acid is generally indicated by
its pKa value rather than its Ka value pKa = –  log Ka
The pKa of hydrochloric acid is –7