The antibiotic Penicillin G is obtained from a mold and is treated before being ready for human consumption.  Penicillin G is a weak acid with Ka = 1.6 x 10-3. Using HP to represent this weak acid, in water the following reaction represents an equilibrium that could develop.  HP (aq)    ↔↔     H+(aq)   +   P- (aq)

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The antibiotic Penicillin G is obtained from a mold and is treated before being ready for human consumption.  Penicillin G is a weak acid with Ka = 1.6 x 10-3. Using HP to represent this weak acid, in water the following reaction represents an equilibrium that could develop.

 HP (aq)    ↔↔     H+(aq)   +   P- (aq)

 

Use the quadratic equation to solve for the equilibrium concentrations (that result from a 1.0 x 10-4 M solution of Penicillin G, HP) of each component.

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