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                A  bottle  of  vinegar  is  found  to  have  a  pH  of  2.90.  Calculate  the molar concentration of acetic acid in this vinegar bottle (assume that acetic acid is the only acid present in this aqueous solution). The pKaof acetic acid is 4.76.
            
            
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                    Answered by
            bobpursley
            
    so you know the pK and the pH, looking for Molarity M.
The amount of hydrogen ion (x) is the original Molarity M minus the amount dissociate.
Ka=x^2/(M-x)
or Ka(HA-x)=x^2 or HA-x=x^2/Ka
now, lets swithc to logs in the x term..
HA-10^<sup>-pH</sup> = (10^<sup>-pH</sup>)^<sup>2<</sup> /K
now with some algebra, solve for HA. You know pK=4.76, so you then know K= 10^(-4.76)== 1.73780083e-5
HA= (10^<sup>-pH</sup>)^<sup>2<</sup> /K + 10^<sup>-2pH</sup>
That is the equalibirum cocentration
original cocentration M then Add 10^{-ph} for the concentration of the acid before dissociation.
    
The amount of hydrogen ion (x) is the original Molarity M minus the amount dissociate.
Ka=x^2/(M-x)
or Ka(HA-x)=x^2 or HA-x=x^2/Ka
now, lets swithc to logs in the x term..
HA-10^<sup>-pH</sup> = (10^<sup>-pH</sup>)^<sup>2<</sup> /K
now with some algebra, solve for HA. You know pK=4.76, so you then know K= 10^(-4.76)== 1.73780083e-5
HA= (10^<sup>-pH</sup>)^<sup>2<</sup> /K + 10^<sup>-2pH</sup>
That is the equalibirum cocentration
original cocentration M then Add 10^{-ph} for the concentration of the acid before dissociation.
                    Answered by
            bobpursley
            
    check my math, it is a pain to type in HTML to get superscripts, then proof it.
    
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