A new potential heart medicine code-named X-281 is being tested by a pharmaceutical company, Pharma-pill. As a research technician at Pharma-pill you are told that X-281 is a monoprotic weak acid, however because of security concerns, the actual chemical formula must stay behind top secret. The company is interested in the drug's Ka value because simply the dissociated form of the chemical is active in preventing cholesterol buildup in arteries.
To find the pKa of X-281, make a 0.089M test solution of X-281. Explain the pH of the solution is determined to be 3.00. Define what is the pKa of X-281?