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In the lab you prepare a 0.50 M solution of a weak acid "HA" . You measure that the pH of this solution is 4.70. Calculate Ka for this acid.
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4.5 x 10-7
4.2 x 10-5
3.6 x 10-3
8.0 x 10-10
8.1 x 10-14
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