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Calculate the equilibrium concentration of undissociated in a glycolic acid solution with an analytical glycolic acid concentration of 0.0824 and a pH of 3.180.
pH = 3.180
[H+] = 10^-pH
= 10^-3.108
= 6.61 x 10^-4 M = x
glycolic acid = HA
HA ------------------------> H+ + A-
0.0824 0 0 ---------------------> initial
-x +x + x -------------------> change
0.0824 -x x x ------------------> equilibrium
0.0824 -x = equilibirum concentration
0.0824-6.61 x 10^-4 = 0.0817 M
equilibrium concentration of undissociated in a glycolic acid solution = 0.0817 M