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If pK(a) of a weak acid is 5, then pK(b)...

If `pK_(a)` of a weak acid is 5, then `pK_(b)` of the conjugate base will

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9
`pK_(a) +pK_(b) = 14`.
Hence `pK_(b)=14-pK_(a) = 14 - 5 = 9`.
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