General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Acids and Bases - 11.4 Dissociation Constants for Acids and Bases - Questions and Problems - Page 413: 11.28

Answer

a. False b. True c. True d. False e. True

Work Step by Step

a. and e. See the first sentence of the topic "Strong and Weak Acids" (Page 406) b. The stronger the acid, the greater is the $K_a$ value. Thus, strong acids have large $K_a$ values and weak acids have small $K_a$ values. See Table 11.5 (Page 412). c. and d. The stronger the acid, the weaker its conjugate base. See Table 11.5 (Page 412)
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