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Given information

Concentration of formic acid =  

Concentration of potassium formate =  

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

We know that, 

Concentration of formic acid =  

Standard value of Ka for formic acid =  

Equilibrium reaction of Formic acid ( )is as follows:

 

Using ICE table 

    +       +  
Initial              
Change              
Equilibrium              

 

Substitute the values,

 

The value of x is very small so, it can be neglected.

 

After solving, we get the value of x,

 

The concentration of =  

Percentage of Ionization of acid=    

Percentage of Formic acid =  

Percentage of formic acid=  

Percentage of formic acid = %

 

 

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Principles of Chemistry Molecular Approach
3rd Edition, 2014
Tro
ISBN: 9780321971944

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