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What is the pH of the buffer that results when 0.235 mol of NH3 and (2.46x10^-1) mol of NH4Cl are dissolved in water to a volume of 0.50 L? (Ka of NH4(+) = 5.6E-10)
Ka of NH4+ = 5.6 x 10^-10
Ka x Kb = Kw = 1.0 x 10^-14
Kb of NH4+ = 1.0 x 10^-14 / 5.6 x 10^-10
= 1.78 x 10^-5
pKb = -log Kb
= -log (1.78 x 10^-5)
= 4.75
NH3 molarity (base)= 0.235 / 0.5
= 0.47 M
NH4Cl molarity (salt)= 2.46x10^-1 / 0.5
= 0.492 M
pOH = pKb + log (salt / base)
= 4.75 + log [0.492 / 0.47]
= 4.77
pH + pOH = 14
pH = 14 - pOH
= 14 - 4.77
= 9.23
pH of the buffer = 9.23