Answer:
16%
Step-by-step explanation:
Crotonic acid : C₃H₅CO₂H
C₃H₅CO₂H ⇄ C₃H₅CO₂⁻ + H⁺
C O O
where : C = C ( 1 - ∝ ) , O = C∝
also: Ka = C∝² / ( 1 - ∝ ) ---- ( 1 )
From Alexa data resource :
Pka = 4.69 , [ Ka = 2.04 * 10^-5 = C∝² / ( 1 - ∝ ) ]
back to equation 1
2.04 * 10^-5 = [ ( 0.63 * 10^-3 ) * ∝² / ( 1 - ∝ ) ] ----- ( 2 )
∴ ∝² / ( 1 - ∝ ) = 3.24 * 10⁻²
Resolving equation above
∝ = 0.1645 = 16.45%