Veterinarians have found solutions of potassium cyanate (KCNO) in water to be useful for treating parasite infections in birds and mammals. A container at 25 deg C contains potassium cyanate solution at a concentration of 0.839 M. What is the pH of the solution if the Ka of cyanic acid ( HCNO) is 2 \times 10-4?

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Veterinarians have found solutions of potassium cyanate (KCNO) in water to be useful for treating
parasite infections in birds and mammals. A container at 25 deg C contains potassium cyanate
solution at a concentration of 0.839 M. What is the pH of the solution if the Ka of cyanic acid (
HCNO) is 2 \times 10 -4?
Transcribed Image Text:Veterinarians have found solutions of potassium cyanate (KCNO) in water to be useful for treating parasite infections in birds and mammals. A container at 25 deg C contains potassium cyanate solution at a concentration of 0.839 M. What is the pH of the solution if the Ka of cyanic acid ( HCNO) is 2 \times 10 -4?
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