What is the correct relationship between Ka and Kb for a weak acid and its conjugate base (temperature = 25 oC)?     a. Ka × Kb = 1014   b. Ka × Kb = 1.0 × 10−14   c. Ka / Kb = 1.0   d. Ka / Kb = 1.0 × 10−1

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What is the correct relationship between Ka and Kb for a weak acid and its conjugate base (temperature = 25 oC)?

 

  a.

Ka × Kb = 1014

  b.

Ka × Kb = 1.0 × 10−14

  c.

Ka / Kb = 1.0

  d.

Ka / Kb = 1.0 × 10−1

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