Question
Science task 237: Before checking the decision trail, a safety and quality team examines this version. An overseas-trained pharmacist is applying pharmaceutical science to a safe medicines-use decision. A weak acid has pKa 4.2 in a solution at pH 5.2. What is the ionised:unionised ratio?
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Correct Answer: A. 10.0
Explanation:
For a weak acid, [A−]/[HA]=10^(pH−pKa).
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