๐Ÿงชap chemistry review

PKa

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

The pKa value is used to express the strength of acids. It's defined as -log10 Ka where Ka is the acid dissociation constant.