Calculate the percentage of pyridine (C5H5N) that forms pyridinium ion, C5H5NH+ , in a 0.10 M aqueous solution of pyridine (Kb = 1.7 x 10-9 ). What is the pH of the solution ?

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Calculate the percentage of pyridine (C5H5N) that forms pyridinium ion, C5H5NH+ , in a 0.10 M aqueous solution of pyridine (Kb = 1.7 x 10-9 ). What is the pH of the solution ? 

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