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Ka and Kb
17. Acid and Base Equilibrium / Ka and Kb / Problem 4

Alanine is an amino acid that can have both equilibria in water: 

H2N⎯CHCH3⎯COOH + H2O ⇌ +H3N⎯CHCH3⎯COOH + OH- Kb = 7.4x105

H2N⎯CHCH3⎯COOH + H2O ⇌ H2N⎯CHCH3⎯COO- + H3O+ Ka = 4.5×10−3

It forms a zwitterion by intramolecular proton transfer 

H2N⎯CHCH3⎯COOH ⇌ +H3N⎯CHCH3⎯COO-

Determine the equilibrium constant for the reaction using the given Ka and Kb values

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