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Ionization Constants of Weak Acids

Acid Formula Ka at 25 °C  Lewis Structure
Acetic CH3CO2H 1.8 x 10−5
Arsenic

 

 

 

 

 

H3AsO4

 

 

H2AsO4

HAsO42-

5.5 x 10−3

 

 

1.7 x 10−7

3.0 x 10−12

 

 

Arsenous H3AsO3 5.1 x 10−10
Boric H3BO3 5.4 x 10−10
Carbonic

 

 

 

H2CO3

 

 

HCO3

4.3 x 10−7

 

 

4.7 x 10−11

 

 

Cyanic HCNO 2 x 10−4
Formic HCO2H 1.8 x 10−4
Hydrazoic HN3 2.5 x 10−5
hydrocyanic HCN 4.9 x 10−10
hydrofluoric HF 6.4 x 10−4
hydrogen peroxide H2O2 2.4 x 10−12
hydrogen selenide

 

H2Se

HSe

1.29 x 10−4

1 x 10−12

hydrogen sulfate ion HSO4 1.2 x 10−2
hydrogen sulfide

 

H2S

HS

8.9 x 10−8

1.0 x 10−19

 
hydrogen telluride

 

H2Te

HTe

2.3 x 10−3

1.6 x 10−11

hypobromous HBrO 2.8 x 10−9
hypochlorous HClO 2.9 x 10−8
Nitrous HNO2 4.6 x 10−4
Oxalic

 

 

 

H2C2O4

 

 

HC2O4

6.0 x 10−2

 

 

6.1 x 10−5

 

 

Phosphoric

 

 

 

 

 

H3PO4

 

 

H2PO4

 

HPO42-

7.5 x 10−3

 

 

6.2 x 10−8

 

4.2 x 10−13

 

 

 

 

Phosphorus

 

 

 

H3PO3

 

 

H2PO3

5 x 10−2

 

 

2.0 x 10−7

 

 

 

sulfurous

 

 

 

H2SO3

 

 

HSO3

1.6 x 10−2

 

 

6.4 x  10−8

 

 

 

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