The Following Pictures Represent Equal Volumes of Aqueous Solutions of Three

question 215

Multiple Choice

The following pictures represent equal volumes of aqueous solutions of three acids HA (A = X,Y,or Z) ;water molecules have been omitted for clarity.
-Arrange the acids in order of increasing value of K_a.

• A)K_a(H
• Z)< K_a(H
• Y)< K_a(H
• B)K_a(H
• Y)< K_a(H
• Z)< K_a(H
• C)K_a(H
• Z)< K_a(H
• X)< K_a(H
• D)K_a(H
• X)< K_a(H
• Z)< K_a(H

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