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It would mean that at equilibrium approximately half of the acid had dissociated. Normally strong acids are defined as having a Ka >1 and weak acids Ka <1. At exactly 1 you would have something right on the border between the two.

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A Ka of 1 indicates that at equilibrium the concentration of the dissociated species is the same as that of the intact species. As an example, for acid HA which ionizes as HA <==> H^+ + A^-, the [H+] = [A^-] =[HA] and the ration {H+][A-][HA] = 1

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Q: What does Ka value of approximately 1 show about the equilibrium?
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