How do you interpret Kw?  [ENDORSED]

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Rohan Deshpande 1L
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How do you interpret Kw?

Postby Rohan Deshpande 1L » Tue Dec 10, 2024 4:15 pm

Does the Kw essentially mean that the stronger an acid is, the weaker it's conjugate base is? For example, HCl would have a very weak Cl- base.
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Re: How do you interpret Kw?  [ENDORSED]

Postby Chem_Mod » Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:21 am

Kw is the equilibrium constant for the proton transfer reaction between two water molecules.
I will discuss this in detail in Chem 14B.
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