Acid/Base Ionization Constants at 25 oC

Acid 

Formula 

Ka1 

Ka2

Ka3

Acetic acid 

CH3COOH 

1.8x10-5 

 

 

Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)

HC9H7O4

3.0x10-4

 

 

Aluminum ion 

Al(H2O)43+ 

1.2x10-5 

 

 

Arsenic acid 

H3AsO4

2.5x10-4

5.6x10-8

3.0x10-13

Ascorbic acid

H2C6H6O6

7.9x10-5

1.6x10-12

 

Benzoic acid

C6H5COOH

6.3x10-5

 

 

Carbonic acid 

H2CO3 

4.2x10-7 

4.8x10-11

 

Ferric ion 

Fe(H2O)63+ 

4.0x10-3 

 

 

Formic acid 

HCOOH 

1.8x10-4 

 

 

Hydrocyanic acid 

HCN 

4.0x10-10 

 

 

Hydrofluoric acid 

HF 

7.2x10-4 

 

 

Hydrogen peroxide 

H2O2 

2.4x10-12 

 

 

Hydrosulfuric acid 

H2

1.0x10-7 

1.0x10-19

 

Hypochlorous acid

HClO 

3.5x10-8 

 

 

Nitrous acid 

HNO2 

4.5x10-4 

 

 

Oxalic acid 

H2C2O4 

5.9x10-2 

6.4x10-5

 

Phenol

C6H5OH

1.0x10-10

 

 

Phosphoric acid

H3PO4 

7.5x10-3 

6.2x10-8

3.6x10-13

Sulfuric acid

H2SO4 

very large 

1.2x10-2

 

Sulfurous acid

H2SO3

1.7x10-2

6.4x10-8

 

Zinc ion 

Zn(H2O)42+ 

2.5x10-10 

 

 

Base

Formula

Kb

 

 

Ammonia 

NH3 

1.8x10-5 

 

 

Aniline

C6H5NH2

7.4x10-10

 

 

Caffeine

C8H10N4O2

4.1x10-4

 

 

Codeine

C18H21O3N

8.9x10-7

 

 

Diethylamine

(C2H5)2NH

6.9x10-4

 

 

Dimethylamine

(CH3)2NH

5.9x10-4

 

 

Ethylamine

C2H5NH2

4.3x10-4

 

 

Hydroxylamine

NH2OH

9.1x10-9

 

 

Isoquinoline

C9H7N

2.5x10-9

 

 

Methylamine

CH3NH2

4.2x10-4

 

 

Morphine

C17H19O3N

7.4x10-7

 

 

Piperidine

C5H11N

1.3x10-3

 

 

Pyridine

C5H5N

1.5x10-9

 

 

Quinoline

C9H7N

6.3x10-10

 

 

Triethanolamine

C6H15O3N

5.8x10-7

 

 

Triethylamine

(C2H5)3N

5.2x10-4

 

 

Trimethylamine

(CH3)3N

6.3x10-5

 

 

Urea

N2H4CO

1.5x10-14