Codeine (Cl8H2NO3) is a narcotic pain reliever that forms

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Codeine (C18H21NO3) is a narcotic pain reliever that forms a salt with HCl. What is the pH of 0.050 M codeine hydrochloride (pKb of codeine = 5.80)?

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QUESTION:

Codeine (C18H21NO3) is a narcotic pain reliever that forms a salt with HCl. What is the pH of 0.050 M codeine hydrochloride (pKb of codeine = 5.80)?

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Given Data:

*The  of codeine is 5.80.

*The molarity of codeine hydrochloride is 0.050M.

The codeine hydrochloride provides a cation and a chloride anion.

The cation is known to react with water to provide hydronium ions and codeine.

The ICE table is given as:

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