17. Acid and Base Equilibrium
Ka and Kb
20PRACTICE PROBLEM
Citrate salts have medicinal uses such as treating metabolic acidosis and occasional constipation. From the Ka values for citric acid (Ka1 = 7.4×10–4, Ka2 = 1.7×10–5, Ka3 = 4.0×10–7), calculate the Kb value of the citrate ion.
Citrate salts have medicinal uses such as treating metabolic acidosis and occasional constipation. From the Ka values for citric acid (Ka1 = 7.4×10–4, Ka2 = 1.7×10–5, Ka3 = 4.0×10–7), calculate the Kb value of the citrate ion.