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Ch.16 - Acids and Bases

Chapter 16, Problem 145

Lactic acid is a weak acid found in milk. Its calcium salt is a source of calcium for growing animals. A saturated solution of this salt, which we can represent as Ca(Lact)2, has a [Ca2 + ] = 0.26 M and a pH = 8.78. Assuming the salt is completely dissociated, calculate the Ka of lactic acid.

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