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Title: will the pka of a chemical have an effect if it is soluble in a solvent?
Post by: avidlearner on April 23, 2010, 07:41:45 PM

a friend has asked me this question thinking i would know but i dont. any help?

Title: Re: will the pka of a chemical have an effect if it is soluble in a solvent?
Post by: MissPhosgene on April 23, 2010, 08:12:11 PM

Instead of thinking about pka as a number, try to use what pka means about the properties of a specific molecule to predict how it will behave. You may see some trends then.

Title: Re: will the pka of a chemical have an effect if it is soluble in a solvent?
Post by: avidlearner on April 24, 2010, 11:27:36 AM

thanks will do