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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Forum => Topic started by: liravsc on November 16, 2021, 06:40:23 PM
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"An acid with a pKa of 8 is present in a solution of pH 6. What's the reason between the protonated and deprotonated bases?"
I'm probably completely wrong, but I tried Handerson-Hasselbach's equation here. Got stuck at [tex] \frac {log[A-]}{log[HA]} = -2 [/tex]. I can't think of anything else how to calculate this. Thank you!
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Reason or ratio?
But yes, HH equation is the way to go.
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More like [tex] log \frac {[A-]}{[HA]} = -2 [/tex]
Can you find another equation relating [A-] and [HA]?
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Reason or ratio?
But yes, HH equation is the way to go.
haha ratio! Sorry I'm translating from portuguese
EDIT: figured it out, since the difference between the pH and pKa is -2, the ratio is 10-2. Is that correct?