Is Approximation appropriate when the equilibrium constant is 1 x 10^-1?

No, the actual answer is 0.05250, the approximate answer is 0.06324

The approximate answer is more than 5% of the smaller initial concentration (0.2 M) so the approximation is NOT valid in this case. The discrepancy is obvious when the exact answer is compared with the approximate answer.

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