Asked by ryan
A new antibiotic drug has been developed for human oral administration.
TECHNICAL DATA FOR ANTIBIOTIC AS FOLLOWS;
pKa = 2.1; pH = 2.0 (stomach); pH = 6 (intestines)
Will the drug dissociate in aqueous solutions as a weak or strong acid?
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TECHNICAL DATA FOR ANTIBIOTIC AS FOLLOWS;
pKa = 2.1; pH = 2.0 (stomach); pH = 6 (intestines)
Will the drug dissociate in aqueous solutions as a weak or strong acid?
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Answered by
DrBob222
What does pH stomach and pH instestines mean? Is that the average pH in stomach and intestines for humans? If so, what does it have to do with the problem. If the pKa of the drug is pKa = 2.1, it is a weak acid with K = 7.9E-3, relatively strong as weak acids go but weak none the less.
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