Why is the concentration ratio the same for the calculation of pKa2? "The pKa values of a compound with two ionizable groups are pK1 = 4.10 and pK2 between 7 and 10. A biochemist has 10 mL of a 1.0 M solution of this compound at a pH of 8.00. She adds 10.0 mL of 1.00 M HCl, which changes the pH to 3.20. What is pK2?"

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"The pKa values of a compound with two ionizable groups are pK1 =
4.10 and pK2 between 7 and 10. A biochemist has 10 mL of a 1.0 M solution of this compound at a pH of 8.00. She adds 10.0 mL of
1.00 M HCl, which changes the pH to 3.20. What is pK2?"

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