beginning with arecoline (pKa:7.6), Show the acid dissociation equilibrium reaction for arecoline in water. Label conjugate base and weak acid in this reaction.   Saliva has a pH of 6.8, Calculate the percentage of arecoline in the HA form in typical saliva. Betel nut is usually chewed with a small amount of slaked lime Ca(OH)2. Explain why slaked lime improves the bioavailability and thus the effects of arecoline.

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beginning with arecoline (pKa:7.6), Show the acid dissociation equilibrium reaction for arecoline in water. Label conjugate base and weak acid in this reaction.

 

Saliva has a pH of 6.8, Calculate the percentage of arecoline in the HA form in typical saliva. Betel nut is usually chewed with a small amount of slaked lime Ca(OH)2. Explain why slaked lime improves the bioavailability and thus the effects of arecoline.

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