7. A new compound has a ratio of Base/Acid = 20 at pH 4.3. What is the pK of this new compound?

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Section20.3: Biological Acids And The Henderson–hasselbalch Equation
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7. A new compound has a ratio of Base/Acid = 20 at pH 4.3. What is the pK of this new compound?
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