Salt is the product of what rxn? - ANSWER-Acid-base
usually strong electrolytes that completely dissociate in water
Strong acid - strong acid
strong acid - weak base
strong base - strong base
weak acid - weak base
Calculate the pH of 0.010 M solution of sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) The Ka
is 2.9 x 10^-18 - ANSWER-Kw = Kb x Ka
Kb = Kw/ka
kb = 3.45 x 10^-7
R ClO- + H2O <=> OH- + HClO
I 0.010
,C-X+X+X
E 0.010 - X X X
0 = X^2 - 3.45 X 10^-7 X + 3.45 X 10^-9
quadratic eq.
x = 5.86 x 10^-5 = [OH]
-log[OH] = pOH
pH = 14 - pOH
pH = 9.77
What eq. are useful when working with weak acids and bases? - ANSWER-
HA <=> H+ + A-
ka = [H][A]/[HA]
,B + H2O <=> BH + OH
Kb = [BH][OH]/[B]
Calculate [H3O], pH, [HA], [A-], [OH], and alpha of .100 M propanoic acid
(CH3CH2CO2H)
pKa = 4.87 Ka = 1.34 x 10^-5 - ANSWER-HA (aq) + H2O <-> H3O + A-
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Ka = [H3O][A]/[HA] =
x^2 /(F-x)
[H3O] = [A-] = x
1.34 x 10^-5 = x^2 /(0.010-x)
, quadratic eq.
x = 1.151 x 10^-3 = [H3O]
pH = -log(H3O) = 2.94
pOH = 14 - 2.94
[A-] = [H3O]
[HA] = F - x = 0.01 - 1.151 x 10^-3
alapha = x/ F (100) = 1.151 x 10^-3/.01 (100)
Calculate the [OH], [H3O], pH [BH], [B], and alpha of 0.1 M CH3NH2 Ka =
2.31 x 10 -11 - ANSWER-B (aq) + H2O <-> BH + OH-
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