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Pharmaceutical Analysis Question on Acid-base titrations

If the pKa of lidocaine is 7.9 and pH of the infected tissue is 8.9, the fraction of drug in the ionized form will be

A

10%

B

1%

C

90%

D

99%

Answer

90%

Explanation

Solution

The correct option is (C) : 90%