Acetic acid has

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Problem

Acetic acid has pKa=4.76pK_a = 4.76. In a solution adjusted to pH=3.2pH = 3.2, which form is most abundant: the protonated acid (CH3COOH\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}) or its conjugate base (CH3COO−\text{CH}_3\text{COO}^-)?

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