Ka and Kb

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Bianca Barcelo 4I
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Ka and Kb

Postby Bianca Barcelo 4I » Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:49 pm

How can we tell from Ka and Kb that the acid/base is strong or weak?
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Emily Ng_4C
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Re: Ka and Kb

Postby Emily Ng_4C » Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:02 pm

If the Ka or Kb is greater than 10^3, then it is a strong acid or base. If the Ka or Kb is less than 10^-3, then it is a weak acid or weak base
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dgerges 4H
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Re: Ka and Kb

Postby dgerges 4H » Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:28 pm

Ka reflects how much the acid will disassociate in reaction so a high Ka(higher than 1000) will indicate it being a strong acid and a low Ka(lower than .001) will indicate it being a weak acid.
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dgerges 4H
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Re: Ka and Kb

Postby dgerges 4H » Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:28 pm

the same goes for Kb and Bases!
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