Even for the more careful managers, their decade or so of good fortune had far too weak a base to survive.
Because it is easy to remove the proton with even a weak base, these compounds are called acids.
Amphetamine is a weak base with a pKa of 9-10.
Similarly, the salt of a strong acid and a weak base is acidic.
A strong conjugate acid will always leave its weak base.
Pyrrole is a very weak base with a pK of about -1 to -2.
It is a weak base, with a K of 10.
Our age-pyramid already seems to have a very weak base, which means that it is bound to collapse.
"I think it could build a weak base, stage a recovery and then be vulnerable in the fall."
Basic : A solution of a weak base and its salt.