You are required to make a solution of the free base of cocaine, C17H21NO4. You dissolve 17.5 mg in 1.000 mL of distilled water. The pka of cocaine hydrochloride is 8.60. Calculate the pH of the solution you have made.

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You are required to make a solution of the
free base of cocaine, C17H21NO4. You
dissolve 17.5 mg in 1.000 mL of distilled
water. The pka of cocaine hydrochloride is
8.60. Calculate the pH of the solution you
have made.
Transcribed Image Text:Chemistry You are required to make a solution of the free base of cocaine, C17H21NO4. You dissolve 17.5 mg in 1.000 mL of distilled water. The pka of cocaine hydrochloride is 8.60. Calculate the pH of the solution you have made.
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