In a 0.25 M solution of pyridinium chloride C₅H ⁻₆
NCl⁻, the pH was measured to be 2.699. If the
Kb value of pyridine (C₅H₅N) is a × 10⁻¹⁰ ( a×10⁻².⁶⁹⁹ ×10⁻³) , then the value of 4a is given,