achieve hw 10 #13 and #14

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Vicky Tong 3E
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achieve hw 10 #13 and #14

Postby Vicky Tong 3E » Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:52 pm

I understand that when pH < pKa, the HA stays "neutral" since the solution is already acidic. Meanwhile when pH > pKa, HA becomes ionized/charged.

So can someone explain why in the achieve hw #13 and #14, both the answers were charged?
In #13, the pH > pKa, and in #14 the pH < pKa.

Ryan Blaydon 1K
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Re: achieve hw 10 #13 and #14

Postby Ryan Blaydon 1K » Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:31 pm

I believe that the reason they are flipped like this is because one is asking about a base and one is asking about an acid. With a base, an increase in Pka has the opposite effect as it does with an acid. So I think that is why it is different.


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