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posted by  blue8 on 4/26/2008 7:18:14 PM  |  status: Live  

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A 25.0 ml sample of 0.150 M nitrous acid is titrated with a 0.150 M NaOH solution. What is the pH at the equivalence point? the Ka of Nitrous Acid is 4.50 x 10-4.
 
a) 3.35
b) 10.35
c) 8.11
d) 10.65
e) 7.00
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posted by larios on 4/27/2008 1:09:39 AM  |  status: Live
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Initial mol HNO
Volume of NaOH added
                              OH- + HNO2 ----- H2O + NO2-
Before addition         0    0.00375mol    -----        0
Addition           0.00375mol    ---           ---         ---
After addition           0            0                       0.00375mol
 
[NO2-]= 0.00375mol            = 0.00375mol        = 0.075M
            Total volume added      0.025L + 0.025L
 
      NO2- + H2O ----- HNO2 + OH-
I   0.075M   ---                 0           0
C     -x         ----              x            x
E   0.075-x                     x            x
 
ka= 4.50e-4
 
kb= kw/ka = 10-4/4.5e-4= 2.22e-11
 
kb= [HNO2][OH] =        x2____
          [NO2-]             0.075-x
 
2.22e-11=  x2/0.075-x     X= 1.29e-6   pOH= -log(1.29e-6) =  5.89
Solve for x, get rid of the x at the bottom, multiply 2.22e-11 by 0.075 and take the square root.
 
pH= 14-5.89
pH= 8.11
 
 
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