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A bottle contains a 0.0525M (
X- + H2O ----------------------> HX + OH-
0.0525 0 0----------------------------initial
0.0525-x x x --------------------------equilibrium
Kb= [HX][OH-]/[X-]
Kb= x^2/(0.0525-x) -------------------------------(1)
x= [OH-]
we know pH = 10.465
pH+ pOH =14
pOH = 3.535
pOH = -log[OH-]
[OH-]= 10^-pOH= 10^-3.535
[OH-]= 2.91 x 10^-4 M
x= [OH-]= 2.91 x 10^-4
now from (1)
Kb= x^2/(0.0525-x) = (2.91 x 10^-4)^2/(0.0525-2.91 x 10^-4 )
Kb = 1.62 x 10^-6 -------------------------------------------------------------answer
base X- = 0.0525-x =0.0525-2.91 x 10^-4
base [ X-] = 0.0522M -------------------------------------------------answer