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The pKa of an acid whose Ka = 10–11 is

1011

11

–11

3

–3

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Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Relation between
K_(a) and
pK_(a) is as follows.


pK_(a) = -log K_(a)

where,
K_(a) is the acid dissociation constant.

As value of
K_(a) is given as
10^(-11). Therefore, calculating teh value of
pK_(a) as follows.


pK_(a) = -log K_(a)

= -log (
10^(-11))

= - (-11 × log (10))

= 11

Thus, we can conclude that the
pK_(a) of an acid whose
K_(a) = 10^(-11) is 11.

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