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Q.Which formula co-relates degree of dissociation and concentration of electrolyte?

(a) c=Kaαc=\sqrt{\dfrac{K_a}{\alpha}}
(b) α=Kac\alpha=\sqrt{\dfrac{K_a}{c}}
(c) c=Kaαc=\sqrt{K_a\alpha}
(d) c=αKac=\sqrt{\dfrac{\alpha}{K_a}}
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Ostwald's dilution law (approx.): Ka≈cα2K_a \approx c\alpha^2, so α=Ka/c\alpha=\sqrt{K_a/c}.

For a weak electrolyte HA⇌H++A−HA \rightleftharpoons H^+ + A^- with initial concentration cc and degree of dissociation α\alpha, Ostwald's dilution law gives:

Ka=cα21−αK_a = \dfrac{c\alpha^2}{1-\alpha}

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