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25 ml of 0.10 M CH3CO2H is titrated with 0.10 M NaOH. What is the pH after 15 ml of NaOH have been added? Ka for CH3CO2H = 1.8X10^-5
Ka = 1.8 x 10^-5
pKa = -logKa
pKa = -log (1.8 x 10^-5)
pKa = 4.74
millimoles of CH3COOH = 25 x 0.1 = 2.5
millimoles of NaOH = 15 x 0.1 = 1.5
CH3COOH + NaOH ----------------------> CH3COONa + H2O
2.5 1.5 0 0
1.0 0.0 1.5 1.5
pH =pKa + log [CH3COONa / CH3COOH]
pH =4.74 + log (1.5 / 1.0)
pH = 4.92