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a) 0.01M CH3COONa Weak base CH3COO- + H2O <--------> CH3COOH + OH- Kb = [CH3COOH

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Question

a) 0.01M CH3COONa

Weak base

CH3COO- + H2O <--------> CH3COOH + OH-

Kb = [CH3COOH][OH-]/[CH3COO-]= 5.71×10^-10

at equillibrium

[CH3COOH] = x

[ OH-] = x

[ CH3COO- ] = 0.01 - x

x^2/0.01-x = 5.71×10^-10

x is small quantity, so we can assume 0.01 - x = 0.01

x^2/0.01 = 5.71×10^-10

x = 2.39×10^-6

[ OH- ] = 2.39 ×10^-6M

pOH = 5.62

pH = 14 - pOH

= 14 - 5.62

= 8.38

b) 0.01M NH3 + 0.01M NH4Cl

Buffer

Henderson - Hasselbalch equation is

pH = pKa + log([A-]/[HA])

= 4.76 + log(0.01M/0.01M)

= 4.76 + 0

= 4.76

c) 0.01M HNO3

strong acid

HNO3 + H2O -------> H3O+ + NO3-

Completely dissociate , so

[HNO3 ] = [H3O+]

pH = -log[H3O+]

= - log ( 0.01)

= 2

d) 0.01M NaOH

strong base

NaOH -------> Na+ + OH-

completely dissociate

[NaOH] = [OH-]

pOH = -log[OH-]

= - log(0.01)

= 2

pH = 14 -2

= 12

e) 0.01M C2H2O4

acid

first dissociation

HOOCCOOH <-------> HOOCCOO- + H+

Ka1 = [HOOCCOO-] [H+] /[HOOCCOOH] = 5.6 × 10^-2

x^2/(0.01- x ) = 5.6×10^-2

x = 0.00866M

[H+] = 0.00866M

[ HOOCCOOO-] = 0.00866M

second dissociation

HOOCCOO- ------------> -OOCCOO- + H+

Ka2 = [-OOCCOO-][H+]/[HOOCCOO-] = 5.42 ×10^-5

x^2/0.00866 - x = 5.42 ×10^-5

x^2/0.00866 = 5.42 ×10^-5

x =

[H+] = 6.85×10^-4M

total [H+] = 0.00866M + 0.000685M = 0.009345M

pH = -log(0.009345)

= 2.03

  

  

Explanation / Answer

6. Classify each of the solutions below as to whether it is an acid, a base, a strong acid, a strong base, a weak base, or buffer. In each case, calculate the corresponding pH. (15 points) (a) 0.01 M CH COONa, (b) 0.01 M NH3 + 0.01M NH4CI, (c) 0.01 M HNO3, (d) 0.01 M NaOH, (e) 0.01 M C2H204. (HOOCCOONa)