CHEMISTRY COMMUNITY

What is the difference between pKA and KA for in terms of acidity?

-Jimmy Lira 1G

I believe that KA stands for the equilibrium constant for an acid, and pKA provides the -log of the concentration of KA. pKA provides you a way to compare other pKAs if that makes sense....

Let's say a KA =
pKA = 10

and a KA =
pKA = 8 (so this is a stronger acid than the previous one)