Consider acid base reaction shown below.   Assuming that pyridine and acetic acid are mixed in equal concentrations and using pKa values of acetic acid and pKa value of pyridinium cation calculate what percent of pyridine is transformed to the pyridinium cation in this reaction. Answer is numerical. Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

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Consider acid base reaction shown below.

 

Assuming that pyridine and acetic acid are mixed in equal concentrations and using pKa values of acetic acid and pKa value of pyridinium cation calculate what percent of pyridine is transformed to the pyridinium cation in this reaction.

Answer is numerical. Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

pyridine
Bronsted base
Acetic acid
Bronsted acid
pKa = 4.75
Keq
H
Pyridinium 'cation
Acetate
Conjugate acid of pyridine Conjugate base of acetic acid
pKa = 5.25
Transcribed Image Text:pyridine Bronsted base Acetic acid Bronsted acid pKa = 4.75 Keq H Pyridinium 'cation Acetate Conjugate acid of pyridine Conjugate base of acetic acid pKa = 5.25
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