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When ammonium (NH4+) is placed in water, a chemical reaction occurs and an equilibrium is established as shown below. NH4+ (aq) + H2O (l) ⇄ NH3 (aq) + H3O+ (aq) The pKa of NH4+ is 9.25. Predict whether the acid form (NH4+) or the base form (NH3) is predominant at pH = 7.4. Explain your answer. When ammonium (NH4+) is placed in water, a chemical reaction occurs and an equilibrium is established as shown below. NH4+ (aq) + H2O (l) ⇄ NH3 (aq) + H3O+ (aq) The pKa of NH4+ is 9.25. Predict whether the acid form (NH4+) or the base form (NH3) is predominant at pH = 7.4. Explain your answer. Show more…

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The pKa value tells us about the acidity of a substance: the lower the pKa, the stronger the acid. In this case, the pKa of NH4+ is 9.25. This means that NH4+ is a weak acid, as it has a relatively high pKa value. Show more…

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00:01 When ammonium is placed in water where a chemical reaction occurs and an equilibrium is the pca of nh4 plus is 9 .25. 00:10 Pek to whether the acid form nh4 plus or the base from ns 3 is predominant at p is equal to 74. 00:39 So pqa is given 9 .25. 00:42 Pekha is given 9 .25 predict whether the acid form ns 4 plus or the base from l .s .3 is p dominant and ph equal to 74. 00:50 7 .4. 00:51 So as it is the basic medium. 00:53 So ph equal to 7 .4 then what will happen? p .k .a is the 9 .25. 01:09 P .h. 01:09 Is the 7 .4. 01:10 It's the 7 .4... Need help? Use Ace Ace is your personal tutor. It breaks down any question with clear steps so you can learn. Start Using Ace Ace is your personal tutor for learning Step-by-step explanations Instant summaries Summarize YouTube videos Understand textbook images or PDFs Study tools like quizzes and flashcards Listen to your notes as a podcast

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