Percentage Ionization

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Jarrett Peyrefitte 2K
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Percentage Ionization

Postby Jarrett Peyrefitte 2K » Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:45 pm

How do we calculate the percentage ionization of a weak acid or base?

KeyaV1C
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Re: Percentage Ionization

Postby KeyaV1C » Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:50 pm

[Concentration of deprotonated species] / [Initial concentration of original species] * 100%

Abhi Vempati 2H
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Re: Percentage Ionization

Postby Abhi Vempati 2H » Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:11 pm

Adding on to @KeyaV1C, you calculate [concentration of deprotonated species] with an ICE table and the K value. Hope this helps!


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