Determine the acetic acid concentration in a solution with [CH3CO2-] = 0.25 M and [OH-] = 2.0 x 10-6 M at equilibrium. The reaction equation is: CH3CO2- (aq) + H2O (l) ⇌ CH3CO2H (aq) + OH- (aq) (Acetic acid Ka = 1.8 x 10-8)

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Determine the acetic acid concentration in a solution with  [CH3CO2-] = 0.25 M and [OH-] = 2.0 x 10-6 M at equilibrium.  The reaction equation is:

CH3CO2- (aq) + H2O (l) ⇌ CH3CO2H (aq) + OH- (aq)       (Acetic acid Ka = 1.8 x 10-8)

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