The substance acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) ($HC_9H_7O_4$) is a weak acid ($K_a = 3.0 \times 10^{-4}$). What is the pH of a $9.47 \times 10^{-2}$ M aqueous solution of potassium acetylsalicylate, $KC_9H_7O_4$? This solution is $pH = $
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Since acetylsalicylic acid is a weak acid, we can use the formula for calculating the pH of a weak acid solution: pH = -log(Ka) + log([HA]) where Ka is the acid dissociation constant and [HA] is the concentration of the acid. Show more…
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