Dissociation Constants for Weak Acids

Name

Formula

Ka1

Ka2

Ka3

Acetic Acid

HC2H3O2

1.8 x 10–5

 

 

Arsenic Acid

H3AsO4

5.5 x 10–3

1.7 x 10–7

5.1 x 10–12

Arsenious Acid

H3AsO3

5.1 x 10–10

 

 

Ascorbic

H2C6H7O6

8.0 x 10–5

1.6 x 10–12

 

Aspartic Acid

H3C4H4NO4

1.0 x 10–2

1.3 x 10–4

1.3 x 10–10

Benzoic

HC7H5O2

6.5 x 10–5

 

 

Boric

H3BO3

5.4 x 10–10

 

 

Butanoic acid

CH3(CH2)2COOH

1.5 x 10 -5

 

 

Carbonic

H2CO3

4.5 x 10–7

4.7 x 10–11

 

Chloroacetic

HC2H2O2Cl2

1.4 x 10–3

 

 

Chlorous

HClO2

1.1 x 10–2

 

 

Citric

H3C6H5O7

7.4 x 10–3

1.7 x 10–5

4.1 x 10–7

Cyanic

HCNO

3.5 x 10–4

 

 

Dichloroacetic

Cl2CHCOOH

5.0 x10-2

 

 

Ethanethiol

CH3CH2SH

2.9 x 10 -11

 

 

Formic

HCHO2

1.8 x 10–4

 

 

Hydroazoic

HN3

2.5 x 10–5

 

 

Hydrocyanic

HCN

6.2 x 10–10

 

 

Hydrofluoric

HF

6.3 x 10–4

 

 

Hydrogen peroxide

H2O2

2.4 x 10–12

 

 

Hydrogen sulfide

H2S

8.9 x 10–8

1.0 x 10–19

 

Hypobromous

HBrO

2.8 x 10–9

 

 

Hypochlorous

HClO

4.0 x 10–8

 

 

Hypoiodous

HIO

3.2 x 10–11

 

 

Iodic

HIO3

1.7 x 10–1

 

 

Lactic

HC3H5O3

8.3 x 10–4

 

 

Maleic

H2C4H4O5

1.5 x 10–2

8.5 x 10–7

 

Malonic

H2C3H2O4

1.5 x 10–3

2.0 x 10–6

 

Nitrous

HNO2

5.6 x 10–4

 

 

p-Nitrophenol

NO2(C6H4)OH

7.1 x 10 -8

 

 

Oxalic

H2C2O4

5.9 x 10–2

6.4 x 10–5

 

Periodic

HIO4

2.3 x 10–2

 

 

Phthalic acid

C6H4(COOH)2

1.3 x 10 -3

3.9 x 10 -6

 

Phenol

HC6H5O

1.3 x 10–10

 

 

Phosphoric

H3PO4

7.5 x 10–3

6.2 x 10–8

4.8 x 10–13

Phosphorous

H3PO3

5.0 x 10–2

2.0 x 10–7

 

Propionic

HC3H5O2

1.3 x 10–5

 

 

Selenic Acid

H2SeO4

Very large

1.2 x 10–2

 

Selenous

H2SeO3

2.4 x 10–3

4.8 x 10–9

 

Succinic acid

(CH2)2(COOH)2

6.9 x 10 -5

2.5 x 10 -6

 

Sulfuric

H2SO4

Strong

1.2 x 10–2

 

Sulfurous

H2SO3

1.7 x 10–2

6.4 x 10–8

 

Tartaric

H2C4H4O6

1.0 x 10–3

4.6 x 10–5

 

Tellurous

H2TeO3

5.4 x 10–7

3.7 x 10–9

 

Thiophenol

C6H5SH

3.0 x 10 -7

 

 

 Trichloroacetic

 Cl3CCOOH

 2.1 x 10 -1

 

 

 

Dissociation Constants for Weak Bases

Name

Formula

Kb

 

 

Ammonia

NH3

1.8 x 10–5

 

 

Aniline

C6H5NH2

4.3 x 10–10

 

 

Diethylamine

(C2H5)2NH

1.2 x 10 -3

 

 

Dimethylamine

(CH3)2NH

4.8 x 10–4

 

 

Ethylamine

C2H5NH2

6.5 x 10–4

 

 

Hydrazine

H2NNH2

1.3 x 10–6

 

 

Hydroxylamine

HONH2

8.7 x 10–9

 

 

Methylamine

CH3NH2

4.4 x 10–4

 

 

Morphine

C17H19NO3

1.6 x 10–6

 

 

Piperidine

(C5H10)NH

1.9 x 10 -3

 

 

Pyridine

C5H5N

1.8 x 10–9

 

 

Strychnine

C21H22N2O2

1.8 x 10–6

 

 

Triethylamine

(C2H5)3N

6.0 x 10 -4

 

 

Trimethylamine

(CH3)3N

6.4 x 10–5

 

 

Urea

(NH2)2CO

1.2 x 10–14