The organic bases cocaine pKb = 8.412 and codeine pKb = 7.952 react with hydrochloric acid to form salts (similar to the formation of NH4Cl by the reaction of NH3 and HCl). If solutions of the following salts have the same molarity, which solution would have the higher pH: cocaine hydrochloride, C H O NH+Cl-, or codeine hydrochloride, C H ClO NH+Cl-?  Show your step by step solution  and explanation of your solution. *either write pka=14-pkb, and explain why trend of pH is same as pka or from pKb  explain  how to get pH of conjugate acid from pOH trend of Kb of base.

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The organic bases cocaine pKb = 8.412 and codeine pKb = 7.952 react with hydrochloric acid to form salts (similar to the formation of NH4Cl by the reaction of NH3 and HCl). If solutions of the following salts have the same molarity, which solution would have the higher pH: cocaine hydrochloride, C H O NH+Cl-, or codeine hydrochloride, C H ClO NH+Cl-?  Show your step by step solution  and explanation of your solution.

*either write pka=14-pkb, and explain why trend of pH is same as pka or from pKb  explain  how to get pH of conjugate acid from pOH trend of Kb of base.

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