Organic Chemistry - MasteringChemistry
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ISBN: 9780321867148
Author: Bruice
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 43P
The pKa of acetic acid in water is 4.76. What effect will a decrease in the polarity of the solvent have on the pKa? Why?
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