The amino acid glycine (Gly) is often used as the main ingredient of a buffer in biochemical experiments. The amino group of glycine, which has a pKa of 9.6, can exist either in the protonated form (-NH3+) or as the free base (-NH2), because of the reversible equilibrium:
R-NH3+<-------> R-NH2 + H+
Question : When 75% of the glycine amino groups are in their protonated forms, what is the pH of the solution?
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