Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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ISBN: 9780618974122
Author: Andrei Straumanis
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Interpretation: Energy required to break HZ bond of strong acid in accordance to strong acid zero pKa assumption should be determined.

Concept introduction: pKa is defined as the negative logarithm of dissociation constant of acid (Ka) . If conjugate acid has high pKa value, its dissociation constant will be less. As a result, it cannot dissociate completely in solutions and acts as weak acid. The strength of the base and its conjugate acid are inversely related to each other. So base that corresponds to weak conjugate acid will be strong base. Higher the pKa of conjugate acid, the stronger the base and vice-versa.

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Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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