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Protonated formaldehyde has a pKa of -4.2, while protonated imidazole has a pKa of 6.9. In a reaction with imidazole at pH 5.5, what fraction of formaldehyde is protonated (acidic)?
3×10−6
1×104
2×10−10
5×109