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Why are some weak acid equilibrium approximations invalid in very dilute solutions?

Using two approximations for the dissociation of a weak acid, we can write $$K_\mathrm{a}= \frac{[\ce{H+(aq)}]^2}{[\ce{HA(aq)}]}$$ One of these two approximations we use is that the concentration of ...
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