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Interpretation:
The anions of weak acids represented in the given diagrams has to be arranged in order of increasing
Concept Information:
Acid ionization constant
The equilibrium expression for the reaction
Where
Base ionization constant
The equilibrium expression for the ionization of weak base
Where
Relationship between
Where
The autoionization of water is,
In general, there is a reciprocal relationship between the strength of an acid or base and the strength of its conjugate.
To arrange: The given anions represented in diagram in order of increasing
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