Astronomers use chemical signatures to determine<span> the age and .... </span>Gas<span> mixtures that contain more than </span>4<span>% hydrogen in </span>air<span> are potentially explosive. ... water vapor, </span>carbon dioxide<span>, and several other </span><span>gases</span>
When Ka =1.37 x 10^-4
∴Pka = - ㏒Ka
= -㏒ 1.37 x 10^-4
= 3.86
According to H- H equation:
when PH = PKA + ㏒[conjugate base / weak acid]
when the lactate is the conjugate base and lactic acid is the weak acid
∴ PH = Pka +㏒[lactate] / [lactic acid]
so, by substitution:
4.49 = 3.86 + ㏒[lactate]/[lactic acid]
∴[lactate]/[lactic acid] = 4.3
∴ [lactic acid] / [lactate] = 1/4.3
= 0.23