Ka vs. Kb
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Re: Ka vs. Kb
Ka and Kb are used for acid and base respectively, usually dealing with the dissociation process in water. Kc is the equalibrium concentration and is used widely used in different reactions.
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Re: Ka vs. Kb
Ka and Kb are just used for acid/base dissociation, and Kc is just the equilibrium concentration.
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Re: Ka vs. Kb
K is the letter that denotes an equilibrium reactions quotient, the c is just denoting it's a non-acid /base reaction, a for acid, b for base.
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Re: Ka vs. Kb
Just to add on, Ka and Kb are used for weak acids and bases only, as strong acids and bases will fully dissolve.
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Re: Ka vs. Kb
Ka is used for acids and Kb is used for bases. You can also determine the Ka based on knowing the Kb and vice versa.
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Re: Ka vs. Kb
Ka is used when dealing with a chemical reaction that includes an acid and Kb is used when there is a chemical reaction that includes a base. Kc is the equilibrium constant of concentrations.
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Re: Ka vs. Kb
Ka is the ionisation constant, used when dealing with acids and excess protons in a solution. Kb is typically used with bases, and finding the pOH of a solution. Kc is just the relation of Ka and Kb which is Ka X Kb = 10^-14
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