Appendix: Ionization Constants of Weak Acids

Ionization Constants of Weak Acids

AcidFormulaKa at 25 °CLewis Structure
aceticCH3CO2H1.8 × 10−5
arsenicH3AsO45.5 × 10−3
H2AsO41.7 × 10−7
HAsO42–3.0 × 10−12
arsenousH3AsO35.1 × 10−10
boricH3BO35.4 × 10−10
carbonicH2CO34.3 × 10−7
HCO34.7 × 10−11
cyanicHCNO2 × 10−4
formicHCO2H1.8 × 10−4
hydrazoicHN32.5 × 10−5
hydrocyanicHCN4.9 × 10−10
hydrofluoricHF6.4 × 10−4
hydrogen peroxideH2O22.4 × 10−12
hydrogen selenideH2Se1.29 × 10−4
HSe1 × 10−12
hydrogen sulfate ionHSO41.2 × 10−2
hydrogen sulfideH2S8.9 × 10−8
HS1.0 × 10−19
hydrogen tellurideH2Te2.3 × 10−3
HTe1.6 × 10−11
hypobromousHBrO2.8 × 10−9
hypochlorousHClO2.9 × 10−8
nitrousHNO24.6 × 10−4
oxalicH2C2O46.0 × 10−2
HC2O46.1 × 10−5
phosphoricH3PO47.5 × 10−3
H2PO46.2 × 10−8
HPO42–4.2 × 10−13
phosphorousH3PO35 × 10−2
H2PO32.0 × 10−7
sulfurousH2SO31.6 × 10−2
HSO36.4 × 10−8