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In the Classroom
The Acid-Base Chemistry of Nicotine: Extensions, Analogies, and a Generalization
Addison Ault
Department of Chemistry, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA 52314

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April 2001
Vol. 78 No. 4
p. 500

Abstract
Some solutes can exist in aqueous solution in more than one form. Nicotine is an example of such a solute, as are amino acids and other substances that can exist in more than one state of ionization in water. This paper shows how to express the fractional concentrations of the two or more forms in which such substances can be present in an aqueous solution and how to figure out under what conditions any one form will be the major form present. Nicotine serves as the introductory example. Other examples include amino acids and enzymes.
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*  Citation
Ault, Addison. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 500.
*  Keywords
Acid-Base Chemistry; Amino Acids; Aqueous Solution Chemistry; Enzymes; Equilibrium; Teaching / Learning Aids
*  History
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March 2, 2001
August 31, 2005
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