Calculate the concentration, in mol dm-3, of a solution of chloric (I) acid, HOCl , which has a pH of 4.23. Chloric acid is a weak acid, with Ka = 3.72 x 10^-8

  1. [H+] = 10^-4.232) [H+]^2 = Ka x [HA]3) [HA] x Ka = (3.467368505 x 10^-9)4) [HA] = 0.0932
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