An unknown weak acid with a concentration of 0.530 M has a pH of 5.600. What is the Ka of the weak acid

Ka = 3.45x10⁻⁶

Explanation:

First we calculate [H⁺], using the given pH:

To solve this problem we can use the following formula describing a monoprotic weak acid:

We input the data that we already know:

And solve for Ka:

the correct answer is b. a strong acid completely dissociates to its ions when dissolved in water. completely dissociates to and ions. a is incorrect because does not fully ionize to and ions and some remain as the compound . c and d are incorrect because, and do not fall into the category of bronsted lowry acids. a bronsted lowry acid is a proton donor and since both molecules do not have a proton to donate they are not bronsted lowry acids. likewise,   if we use the lewis acid definition, they cannot be acids. a lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. both and have a complete octet so can not accept any electrons which disqualifies them as acids.