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Calculating the pH of a Weak Acid

Weak acids only partially dissociate in aqueous solution.CH3COOH(aq) ⇌ H+(aq) + CH3COO-(aq).In general for a weak acid HAHA(aq) ⇌ H+ + A-(A stands for anion). This means that the acid dissociation constant at equilibrium is equal to[H+] = [A-] as they both originated from the same moleculeGiven that pH = -log10[H+], the pH of a weak acid is given by

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