Biomedical Engineering: Bridging Medicine and Technology 1st Edition by Veronique Tran,Mark Saltzman

Exercise 2

A solution initially contains 42 mM formic acid (HCHO₂, pKA = 3.76).
a. Formic acid is a weak acid and partially ionizes in water. Write a balanced chemical reaction for its dissociation.
b. Determine the conjugate base and H+ concentration at equilibrium.
c. Calculate the percentage of ionization.