pKa vs. pH
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Re: pKa vs. pH
pKa is a the -log of the acid dissociation constant, it is a measure of acid strength. pH is a measure of the concentration of H+ ions.
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Re: pKa vs. pH
They're both logarithmic expression of completely different things. pKa is a logarithmic expression of Ka values while pH is a logarithmic expression of hydrogen ion concentration.
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Re: pKa vs. pH
pKa stands for -log of Ka and pH stands for -log of Hydronium ions. Consider the p as a function rather than a symbol. All the p does is mathematically change the value, similar to a negative sign or derivative. Ka is the dissociation of an acid or the equilibrium constant for the acid whereas H is just the concentration of H3O+. The two measure different things.
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This is because pKa is a the -log of Ka, the acid dissociation constant, it is a measure of acid strength. pH, on the other hand is a measure of the concentration of H+ ions.
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Re: pKa vs. pH
pKa and pH measure different quantities. pKa measurers acid strength and pH measures H+ concentration, which are similar but Ka is used to find pKa as opposed to a molar cpncenztrartion of H+ ions in a solution.
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Re: pKa vs. pH
Don't let yourself be confused by similar notation because they mean dramatically different things. p just means -log, so in this case you are taking the negative log of a constant and of a concentration, therefore it is evident that the interpretation of these numbers mean different things. Both values gives you insight on how strong or weak an acid or base. Yet, taking the pka of an acid base reaction gives you perspective in relation to pKw=1e-14 and pH does so on a scale of 0 to 14.
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Re: pKa vs. pH
The pKa and the pH represent two different things. The pKa is the -log(Ka) and can be used to determine the strength of an acid. On the other hand, the pH is the -log(H+) concentration.
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Re: pKa vs. pH
pKa is the -log of the Ka value and Ka*kB=1x10^-4 so you can find out the value of Ka/pka if you're given the value of Kb.
pH is the -log of H+ or H3O+.
The 'p' is -log-ing different values, therefore they are different. Hope this helps.
pH is the -log of H+ or H3O+.
The 'p' is -log-ing different values, therefore they are different. Hope this helps.
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Re: pKa vs. pH
pH can be solved for by taking the -log of the concentration of hydronium ions, and therefore quantitatively describes the acidity or basicity of a solution. pKa is found taking the -log of the ionization constant of an acid, and can therefore be used to understand the strength of an acid.
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