An organic acid(HA) has a molecular weight of 100. g mol^-1, a Kow=5.6 and a Ka=2.7x10^-2. If originally 2.0g of the acid is dissolved in 100mL of octanol (there is no dissociation in octanol), which is then placed in contact with 100mL of water, what will be the pH of the water? (consider the equilibrium processes to be sequential and unrelated chemically)

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An organic acid(HA) has a molecular weight of 100. g mol^-1, a Kow=5.6 and a Ka=2.7x10^-2. If originally 2.0g of the acid is dissolved in 100mL of octanol (there is no dissociation in octanol), which is then placed in contact with 100mL of water, what will be the pH of the water?

(consider the equilibrium processes to be sequential and unrelated chemically)

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