Relationship between pKa and pKb

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Maya_McNealis1B
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Relationship between pKa and pKb

Postby Maya_McNealis1B » Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:53 pm

If pKa + pKb = pKw = 14, why is it that increasing the pKa also increases the pKb?
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Cindy Flores 2C
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Re: Relationship between pKa and pKb

Postby Cindy Flores 2C » Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:40 pm

I don't know where you heard that but I thought that when the pKa increases that means the pKb must decrease. If together they equal 14, then if one increases the other decreases.
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Re: Relationship between pKa and pKb

Postby Maya_McNealis1B » Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:51 pm

Why would a low value of pKb mean that the base is stronger then?
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