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Title: stronger acid/base vs weaker acid base
Post by: jamessteele on August 02, 2018, 02:30:29 AM

I'm trying to determine which is the stronger/weaker acid/base,

CO₃^-2 + H₂O   :lequil:   HCO₃^- + OH^-

the arrow pointing left is longer than the arrow pointing right, showing I think that the reaction is stronger in one direction, but other than the arrow what makes HCO₃^- the stronger acid and OH^- the stronger base,
I really appreciate your help thanks

Title: Re: stronger acid/base vs weaker acid base
Post by: Babcock_Hall on August 22, 2018, 03:56:18 PM

Have you thought about using pK_a values?