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Calculate the ratio by using Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:
pH = pKa + log [neutral form] / Protonated form
3.05 = 2.21 + log [neutral form] / [Protonated form]
3.05 - 2.21 = log [neutral form] / [Protonated form]
0.84 = log [neutral form] / [Protonated form]
[neutral form] / [protonated form] = anti log 0.84 = 6.91
Answer:
"Hydrogen is still available outside the core, so hydrogen fusion continues in a shell surrounding the core. The increasingly hot core also pushes the outer layers of the star outward, causing them to expand and cool, transforming the star into a red giant."
