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Acid Dissociation Constant

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A vessel contains 0.5 M acetic acid, which dissociates as shown below. What is the concentration of the acetate ion at equilibrium, given the Ka_a below?

CH3_3COOH (aq) \leftrightharpoons CH3_3OO^{-} (aq) + H+^+ (aq) , Ka_a = 1.8 x 105^{-5}

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