(a) What is the pKb of ClO2-?________________(b) What is

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Problem 64P

(a) What is the pKb of ClO2-?

(b) What is the pKa of the dimethylammonium ion, (CH3)2NH2+?

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QUESTION:

Problem 64P

(a) What is the pKb of ClO2-?

(b) What is the pKa of the dimethylammonium ion, (CH3)2NH2+?

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Conjugate acid-base pair basically represents an acid/base along with the base/acid formed after the removal/acceptance of  from that acid. These two species are difference of just  ion.

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The given ion is . It is the conjugate base of . The conjugate acid-base pair is represented as follows:

Now,  corresponds to  and  corresponds to . The relation between  and  is as follows:

Here,  represents ionic product of water ().

The  value of  is  

On substituting values in formula, we get:

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