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Offline mandy9008

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protonating an aqueous zalcitabine solution
« on: March 13, 2009, 04:46:29 PM »
The AIDS drug zalcitabine (also known as ddC) is a weak base with a pKb of 9.8.

What percentage of the base is protonated in an aqueous zalcitabine solution containing 550 mg/mL

i know what protonated is another term for % ionization.
i assume that i must put the pKb into Kb, then solve with the molarity. i know that i must convert the solution into M, which is 2.60 mol/L.
i have no clue on what to do next.

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Re: protonating an aqueous zalcitabine solution
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 05:29:07 PM »
http://www.titrations.info/acid-base-titration-indicators

Page is about something else, but at the very beginning of the page you will find an interesting equation that you can use.
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