In solution, it can ionize a proton from the carboxyl group, producing the lactate ion CH 3 CH(OH)CO 2 â . Compared to acetic acid, its pKa is 1 unit less, meaning lactic acid deprotonates ten times more easily than acetic acid does.
Montana Field Guide. Montana Field Guides. The Gray Wolf is the largest of the wild dogs. Adult male Gray Wolves in Montana weigh around 47 kilograms (104 pounds) and females weigh around 36 kilograms (80 pounds).
The heaviest recorded gray wolf in North America was killed on 70 Mile River in east-central Alaska on July 12, 1939 and weighed 79.4 kilograms (175 lb), while the heaviest recorded wolf in Eurasia was killed after World War II in Ukraine 's Poltavskij Region, and weighed 86 kilograms (190 lb).