Calculate the Acid Dissociation Constant (Ka) of a Weak Acid From Solution pH 001
Channel: Professor Heath's Chemistry Channel
Date: 17/07/2013

Phenylacetic acid (C6H5CH2COOH) builds up in the blood of people with phenylketonuria, an inherited disorder that, if untreated causes mental retardation and death. A study of the acid shows that the pH of a 0.12 M solution is 2.62. What is the Ka of phenylacetic acid?