(5) Chloroacetic acid, HC2H2ClO2, has a greater acid strength than acetic acid because the electronegative chlorine atom pulls...

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Chloroacetic acid, HC2H2ClO2,has a greater acid strength than acetic acid because theelectronegative chlorine atom pulls electrons away from the O-Hbond and thus weakens it. Calculate the hydronium ion concentrationand the pH of a 2.49E-3 M solution of chloroaceticacid. Ka is 1.3E-3.

[H3O+] = _____ M

pH = _____

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Solution Given data HC2H2ClO2 249E3 M Ka 13E3 H3O M pH Lets first write the dissociation equation of the chloroacetic acid with water    See Answer
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