Morphine (C17H19O3N) is in a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics.  It functions in your brain to change how you feel and respond to pain.  It has a Kb value of 7.4 x 10-7.  Morphine sulfate, (C17H20O3N)2SO4, is the active ingredient in orally administered drug.  The lowest dose given is 0.003M.  What is the pH of this drug in solution?  You must show all chemical equations, approximations and checks as well as all mathematical work.

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Morphine (C17H19O3N) is in a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics.  It functions in your brain to change how you feel and respond to pain.  It has a Kb value of 7.4 x 10-7.  Morphine sulfate, (C17H20O3N)2SO4, is the active ingredient in orally administered drug.  The lowest dose given is 0.003M.  What is the pH of this drug in solution?  You must show all chemical equations, approximations and checks as well as all mathematical work.

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