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Re: pKa Help
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2008, 06:25:33 PM »
pKa 2.8 acidic => negatively charged at pH 7 (e.g. acetic acid)
pKa 2.8 basic => neutral at pH 7 (e.g. cyclophosphamide or 3-nitroaniline)

pKa 2.8 => can be anything


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Re: pKa Help
« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2008, 06:31:56 PM »
I have never heard about such use of acidic/basic adjective. Can you show us a reference?

What about hydrocyanic acid? pKa 9.31. Basic?

What about hypothetic pKa=7.00 acid, 50/50 at pH=7.0? Basic? Acidic? Neutral?
« Last Edit: March 16, 2008, 06:46:16 PM by Borek »
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