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blood02 June 25th, 2007 01:38

help me waith this one pls
 
what would be the ph of s solution made by dissolving .1 mole of acetic acid and .1 mole of sodium acetate in a 1 liter of water?

maryfeng July 28th, 2007 08:45

Solve
 
NaAc---->(Na+)+(Ac-)
1mol/L 1mol/L 1mol/L
HAc<==>(H+)+(Ac-)
C(before reaction) 1 0 1
C(when balance) 1-x x 1+x

K[HAc]= C(H+).C(Ac-)/C(HAc)
Look up the table,find K[HAc]=1.8*0.00001
0.000018=x(1+x)/(1-x)
x is tiny, so we can regard 1+x & 1-x as 1
therefore C(H+)=x=0.000018mol/L
pH=-lg[C(H+)]=-lg0.000018=4.74

mr_cochran September 6th, 2007 00:16

I've always found the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation a simple way to determine ph of a solution knowing the moles of weak acid and conjugate base.


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