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A 25.0 mL sample of 0.100 M acetic acid is titrated with a 0.125 M NaOH solution. Calculate the pH of the mixture after 10, 20, and 30 ml of NaOH have been added (Ka=1.76*10^-5)
When you add NaOH to the CH3COOH solution you form CH3COONa. You
then have a solution of a weak acid and a salt of this acid. This
is a buffer solution . The pH of the buffer solution is calculated
using the Henderson - Hasselbalch equation.
pH = pKa + log ([salt] /[acid])
pKa = -log Ka = - log (1.7*10-5) = 4.77
number of moles is equal to Volume in litre multiply with
Concentration.
a) 10 mL of NaOH was added.
Mol CH3COOH in 25mL of 0.1M solution = 0.025(0.1) = 0.0025
mol
Mol NaOH in 10mL of 0.125M solution = 0.01(0.125) = 0.00125
mol
The NaOH reacts with the CH3COOH in 1:1 ratio
Therefore you produce 0.00125 mol CH3COONa
and remaining unreacted is 0.00125 mol CH3COOH
In total volume 35mL = 0.035 L
Molarity of CH3COONa = 0.00125/0.35 = 0.036M
Molarity of CH3COOH = 0.00125 / 0.35 = 0.036M
Now use the H-H equation:
pH = pKa + log ([salt] /[acid])
pH = 4.77 + log ( (0.036/0.36)
pH = 4.77 + log 1
pH = 4.77 + 0
pH = 4.77.
b) 20 mL of NaOH was added.
The solution is now completely composed of a salt of a weak acid. The pH of this solution will be basic.
1) Calculate molarity of sodium acetate:
0.0025 mol / 0.045 L = 0.0001125 M
2) Calculate the Kb of sodium acetate:
Kw = KaKb
1.00 x 10-14 = (1.76 x 10-5 ) (x)
x = 5.68 x 10-10
3) Calculate pH of the solution:
5.68 x 10-10 = [(x) (x)] / 0.0001125
x = 6.39 x 10-7 M (this is the hydroxide ion concentration)
pOH = -log(6.39 x 10-7) = 6.19
pH = 14- 6.19 = 7.81.
c) 30 mL NaOH was added
You have added a very large excess of NaOH . All the acid has
been neutralised. With this large excess of a strong base , the
salt does not play any role in the pH of the final solution.
You have added 30mL of NaOH = 0.00375 mol NaOH
This has reacted with 25mL = 0.0025mol acid.
You have 0.00125 mol NaOH remaining unreacted in a final volume of
55mL
Molarity of NaOH solution: 0.00125/0.055 = 0.0227 M NaOH
In 0.0227M NaOH solution , [OH-] = 0.0227M
[H+] = 10-14 / 0.0227
[H+] = 44(10-13)
pH = -log 44(10-14)
pH = 12.36.