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Offline tesoro_tiffa

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pKa calculation
« on: April 14, 2014, 04:24:30 PM »
I am interested in calculating the pKa of polyethylene wax.

I need to know this to determine how easily it would deprotonate? I'm assuming it would deprotonate rather easily.
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Re: pKa calculation
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2014, 04:34:40 PM »
Quote from: tesoro_tiffa on April 14, 2014, 04:24:30 PM
I am interested in calculating the pKa of polyethylene wax.

I need to know this to determine how easily it would deprotonate? I'm assuming it would deprotonate rather easily.

Why do you think it deprotonates easily? Also define easy, relative to what?

 water deprotonates hydrogen chloride "easily"

What factors affect the pKa of a proton?
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