Re: Question about Kw, Ka

Thank you for the explanations.

"Craig" <cagerken@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I think you are correct. Kw is a constant of water. So long as you
> are in water solution, Kw does not change, no matter what is dissolved.
> You are correct that Kw does change slightly with temperature.
>
> Ka and Kb will indeed change as you change to different molecules. If
> you consider a conjugate acid/base pair, the Ka and Kb will always be
> related by Kw, in aqueous solution. If you were to use a different
> solvent, Kw would obviously no longer be relevant.
>


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