Posted by vivian on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 7:23pm.
If we all codeine, C, then the hydrolysis is
C + HOH ==> HC^+ + OH^-
Kb = (Kw/Ka) = (OH^-)^2/(C)
Substitute into the Kb expression and solve for OH^-, convert to pOH, then to pH.
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