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Chapter 2.10, Problem 42P
a. Indicate whether a protonated
b. Indicate whether an alcohol (ROH) with a pKa value of 15 has more charged or more neutral molecules in a solution with the pH values given in Problem 41.
- 1. pH = 1
- 2. pH = 3
- 3. pH = 5
- 4. pH = 7
- 5. pH = 10
- 6. pH = 13
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