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The weak ionization constant \( \left(\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}}\right) \) for \( \mathrm{HC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}{ }^{-} \)is equal to: \[ \frac{\left[\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}^{+}\right]\left[\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{-}\right]}{\left[\mathrm{HC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}{ }^{-}\right]} \quad \frac{\left[\mathrm{HC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{-}\right]}{\left[\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}^{+}\right]\left[\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{-}\right]} \]

          The weak ionization constant \( \left(\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}}\right) \) for \( \mathrm{HC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}{ }^{-} \)is equal to:
\[
\frac{\left[\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}^{+}\right]\left[\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{-}\right]}{\left[\mathrm{HC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}{ }^{-}\right]} \quad \frac{\left[\mathrm{HC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{-}\right]}{\left[\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}^{+}\right]\left[\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{-}\right]}
\]

The weak ionization constant (Ka) for HC2O4^-is equal to:

([H3O^+][C2O4^-])/([HC2O4^-]) ([HC2O4^-])/([H3O^+][C2O4^-])

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Chemistry Structure and Properties

Nivaldo J. Tro 1st Edition

Chapter 16

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The ionization reaction is: \[ \mathrm{HC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{-} + \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}^{+} + \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{2-} \] Show more…

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The weak ionization constant \( \left(\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}}\right) \) for \( \mathrm{HC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}{ }^{-} \)is equal to: \[ \frac{\left[\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}^{+}\right]\left[\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{-}\right]}{\left[\mathrm{HC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}{ }^{-}\right]} \quad \frac{\left[\mathrm{HC}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{-}\right]}{\left[\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}^{+}\right]\left[\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}^{-}\right]} \]