Although the acid-dissociation constant for phenol(C6H5OH) is 1.3 x 10-10. The base-dissociation constant for the phenolate ion(C6H5O-) is not.
A) Explain why it is not necessary to list both Ka forphenol and Kb for the phenolate ion?
B) Calculate the Kb for the phenolate ion.
C) Is the phenolate ion a weaker or stronger base than ammonia?