Question

50. Consider the weak acid Aspirin with pH of 3.5. The pH of gastric juice in the human stomach is between 2 and 3, while that in the small intestine is about 8.
Identify correct statement about Aspirin.



A. Unionized in the small intestine and the stomach




B. Completely ionized in the small intestine and the stomach




C. Ionized in the small intestine and almost unionized in the stomach




D. Ionized in the stomach and almost unionized in the small intestine 23​

Answer 1

$\mathbb{ANSWER}$

OPTION C:

Ionized in the small intestine and almost unionized in the stomach .