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The Kb for an amine is 2.105 × 10-5. What percentage of the amine is protonated if the pH of a solution of the amine is 9.788? (Assume that all OH– came from the reaction of B with H2O.)
pH = 9.788
pH + pOH = 14
pOH = 14 - 9.788
pOH = 4.212
[OH-] = 10^-4.212 = 6.14 x 10^-5 M = x
Kb = 2.105 × 10^-5
B + H2O ---------------------> BH+ + OH-
C -x x x
Kb = x^2 / C - x
2.105 × 10^-5 = (6.14 x 10^-5 )^2 / C - 6.14 x 10^-5
C - 6.14 x 10^-5 = 1.77 x 10^-4
C = 2.38 x 10^-4 M
amine protonated = ( x / C ) x 100
= (6.14 x 10^-5 / 2.38 x 10^-4 ) x 100
= 25.78 %