Calculate the pH of a weak base which dissociates as   BOH ⇌ B+ + OH-   ( like  NH3 (g) + H2O(l) → NH4OH(aq)  ,  where in water   NH4OH ⇌ NH4+ + OH-  ) knowing that the initial concentration of the base is 0.6 M, and the base dissociation constant, Kb , is 2.69e-8.

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Calculate the pH of a weak base which dissociates as   BOH ⇌ B+ + OH-  

( like  NH3 (g) + H2O(l) → NH4OH(aq)  ,  where in water   NH4OH ⇌ NH4+ + OH-  )

knowing that the initial concentration of the base is 0.6 M,

and the base dissociation constant, Kb , is 2.69e-8.

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