
General Chemistry: Atoms First
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ISBN: 9780321809261
Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.37CP
The following pictures represent aqueous solutions of three acids HA (A = X, Y, or Z); water molecules have been omitted for clarity:
- (a) Which conjugate base (A– =X– ,Y– , or Z– ) has the largest value of Kb?
- (b) Which A– ion is the weakest base?
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