What would a 0.12M solution of an acid that ionizes only slightly in solution be termed?

Answer 1

It is known as a weak electrolyte regardless of concentration; weak electrolytes form few ions in solution for a given sample of solute due to their slight dissociation in solution.

(Therefore, we anticipate this solution to have low conductivity.)

It is a weak acid because it is an acid.

Thus, we use the acid dissociation constant to characterize this minor dissociation, or ionization.

#K_a = (["A"^(-)]["H"^(+)])/(["HA"])#

for the response

#"HA"(aq) rightleftharpoons "A"^(-)(aq) + "H"^(+)(aq)#,

and for weak acids, #K_a# tends to be smaller than #1#. For example, acetic acid has #K_a = 1.76 xx 10^(-5)#.

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Answer 2

Caleb Adams

A 0.12 M solution of an acid that ionizes only slightly in solution would be termed as a weak acid solution.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.