The acid-dissociation constant for hypochlorous acid (HClO) is 3.0
HClO ---------------------> ClO- + H+
8.4 x10^-3 0 0 -----------------initial
8.4 x10^-3-x x x --------------------at equilibrium
Ka= [ClO-][H+]/[HClO]
3x 10^-8 = x^2/(8.4 x10^-3-x )
by solving this we get
x= 1.6 x10^-5
concentration of [ClO-] = 1.6 x10^-5 M
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