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The pKa of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C, see Chemical Connections 12B) is 4.10. Would you ex...

The pKa of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C, see Chemical Connections 12B) is 4.10. Would you expect ascorbic acid dissolved in blood plasma, pH 7.35–7.45, to exist primarily as ascorbic acid or as ascorbate anion? Explain.

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