Hydrocyanic acid is widely used in the chemical industry in the production of plastics, dyes, and explosives. When forming an aqueous solution, it presents a ka= 4.9?10−10. If you have a 1 M solution, you can consider that: a) the concentration of the conjugate base is less than that of the undissociated acid b) the concentration of the conjugate base is greater than that of the undissociated acid c) the solution formed, results with a basic character

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Hydrocyanic acid is widely used in the chemical industry in the production of plastics, dyes, and explosives. When forming an aqueous solution, it presents a ka= 4.9?10−10. If you have a 1 M solution, you can consider that:

a) the concentration of the conjugate base is less than that of the undissociated acid
b) the concentration of the conjugate base is greater than that of the undissociated acid
c) the solution formed, results with a basic character
d) the concentrations of the conjugate base and the conjugate acid are the same

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