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A 25.0 mL sample of 0.125 molL−1 pyridine (Kb=1.7×10−9) is titrated with 0.100 molL−1HCl.
Calculate the pH at one-half equivalence point.
Calculate the pH at 40 mL of added acid.
Calculate the pH at 50 mL of added acid.
1)
millimoles of pyridine = 25.0 x 0.125 = 3.125
concentration of HCl = 0.100 M
Kb = 1.7 x 10^-9
pKb = 8.77
a) at half - equivalence point :
pOH = pKb
pOH = 8.77
pH = 5.23
b) at 40 mL of added acid.
mmoles of HCl = 40 x 0.100 = 4
C5H5N + HCl ----------------> C5H5NH+
3.125 4 0
0 0.875 3.125
here strong acid remains.
[H+] = 0.875 / 40 + 25 = 0.01346 M
pH = -log (0.01346)
pH = 1.87
c) 50 mL of added acid.
pH = 1.60