Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.15P
In each pair, select the stronger acid.
- (a) Pyruvic acid (pKa 2.49) or lactic acid (pKa 3.08)
- (b) Citric acid (pKa1 3.08) or phosphoric acid (pKa1 2.10)
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