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What is the percentage dissociation of \(0.1 \mathrm{M}\) acetic acid?
\(\left(\mathrm{Ka}=10^{-5}\right)\)

  1. A \(1 \%\)
  2. B \(10 \%\)
  3. C \(0.1 \%\)
  4. D \(0.01 \%\)
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(A) \(1 \%\)

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\(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}}=\propto^2 \mathrm{C} \\ & 10^{-5}=\propto^2 \times 0.1 \\ & \propto=0.01 \text { or } 1 \%\end{aligned}\)