Master the Acid Dissociation Constant Ka, and Use it to Calculate pH of Weak Acids

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In this episode:

  1. What is the acid dissociation constant
  2. What do we mean by the dissociation of an acid
  3. What is a weak acid
  4. How to write the expression for the acid dissociation constant
  5. How to rearrange the expression to help calculate pH
  6. What happens to Ka when the temperature is changed


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The video version (to follow along on screen) is here

In this episode:

  1. What is the acid dissociation constant
  2. What do we mean by the dissociation of an acid
  3. What is a weak acid
  4. How to write the expression for the acid dissociation constant
  5. How to rearrange the expression to help calculate pH
  6. What happens to Ka when the temperature is changed


Find out more about the Chemistry Made Simple academy



Contact me:

Instagram @chemistrymadesimple

Email Matthew@ChemistryMadeSimple.net

Record a voice note for me: chemistrymadesimple.net/voicenote


Join the discussion at the Chemistry Made Simple podcast community.


Check out the Chemistry Made Simple academy


Check out the Chemistry Made Simple academy

2026-01-12 11 min
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