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Calculate the pH of a mixture containing equal volumes of
0.120 M HC3H5O2 ( use Ka = 1.30 x 10 -5 ) and 0.120 M NaC3H5O2 .

any help would be greatly appreciaTEd!

2007-11-01 12:11:07 · 2 answers · asked by nietzsche 1 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

2 answers

pH=4.89
pH=pKa+log(A-/Ha)
pH=-log(1.3*10-5)+log(0.120/.120)

2007-11-01 12:26:44 · answer #1 · answered by David J 3 · 0 0

What do you mean "equal volumes"? Do you mean 0.120 M HC3H5O2 and 0.120 M NaC3H5O2 in the same volume, or 0.120 M HC3H5O2 in one volume and 0.120 M NaC3H5O2 in the other and you mix the two volumes?
HC3H5O2 <==> H+ + C3H5O2-
Ka = 1.30 x 10 -5 = [H+]* [C3H5O2-] /[HC3H5O2] = [H+]
Hence pH = -log([H+]) = -log(Ka) = 4.89

2007-11-04 01:12:58 · answer #2 · answered by Hahaha 7 · 0 0

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