eq constants for acids

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rachana_korapati3C
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eq constants for acids

Postby rachana_korapati3C » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:02 am

why do strong acids not have equilibrium constants? is it because the acid dissociates completely?
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mcredi
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Re: eq constants for acids

Postby mcredi » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:03 am

Strong acids do have Ka values, extremely large ones that, for the purpose of stoichiometry, the value is considered infinity. This is because strong acids will in theory dissolve completely
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Karishma_1G
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Re: eq constants for acids

Postby Karishma_1G » Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:07 am

Strong acids do not have equilibrium constants because they dissociate completely.
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JT Wechsler 2B
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Re: eq constants for acids

Postby JT Wechsler 2B » Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:24 am

Strong acids completely dissociate in solution. Because of this, their Ka value would be so large that for this class we just approximate that to be infinity.
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Ronald Thompson 1F
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Re: eq constants for acids

Postby Ronald Thompson 1F » Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:50 am

Yes, because strong acids dissociate completely
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