Organic Chemistry/Foundational concepts of organic chemistry/Acids and bases/PKa and acidity

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To measure acid strength of a compound, scientist typically use a quantity called pKa. It is defined as

$$ pKa = -log(Ka)$$

where Ka is the acid dissociation constant. Stronger acids have small pKa values, where as weaker acids have higher pKa values.

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