I ieatshrimp24 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Feb 18, 2013 Messages 186 Reaction score 30 Points 4,621 Pre-Medical Jan 11, 2015 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Looking over some acids and bases notes. Why is it true that a weak acid dissociates so that [H+] = [A-]? I thought this was only for strong acids. Can anyone please explain?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Looking over some acids and bases notes. Why is it true that a weak acid dissociates so that [H+] = [A-]? I thought this was only for strong acids. Can anyone please explain?
Cawolf PGY-2 10+ Year Member Joined Feb 27, 2013 Messages 3,469 Reaction score 2,287 Points 5,246 Resident [Any Field] Jan 11, 2015 #2 You start with some amount of HA. When HA dissociates (no matter how much) each equivalent of HA ----> H+ + A- so you have an even amount of H+ and A-. Upvote 0 Downvote
You start with some amount of HA. When HA dissociates (no matter how much) each equivalent of HA ----> H+ + A- so you have an even amount of H+ and A-.
