In: Chemistry
Free chlorine in water distributes between HOCl and OCL^- species according to the following reaction:
HOCl <--> H^+ + OCl^-
K=[H^+][OCl^-]/[HOCl] = 10^-7.6 @ 25 degrees C
A water has a pH of 7.8, temperature of 25 degrees C, and the total free chlorine (HOCl + OCl^-) = 1.2*10^-4 mole/L. Calculate the concentration of the HOCl species in mg/L.
pH = 7.8
[H+] = 10^-7.8 = 1.58 x 10^-8 M
[OCl-] = 1.58 x 10^-8 M
HOCl <---------------------> H^+ + OCl^-
C 0 0
C - x x x
[H+] = [OCl-] = x = 1.58 x 10^-8 M
K=[H^+][OCl^-]/[HOCl]
10^-7.6 = (1.58 x 10^-8)^2 / C- 1.58 x 10^-8
C = 2.57 x 10^-8 M
concentration of [HOCl] = C - x = 2.57 x 10^-8 - 1.58 x 10^-8
= 9.9 x 10^-9 Mol/Lit
concentration of the HOCl species in mg/L = 9.9 x 10^-9 x 52.46
= 5.19 x 10^-7 g/L
= 5.19 x 10^-4 mg/L