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Find the pH of a 0.14M CH3COOH solution. Ka= 1.8x 10^-5
CH3COOH + H2O -----------> CH3COO- + H3O+
I 0.14M 0 0
C -x +x +x
E 0.14-x +x +x
Ka = [CH3COO-][H3O+]/[CH3COOH]
1.8*10-5 = x*x/0.14-x
1.8*10-5 *(0.14-x) = x2
x = 0.00157M
[H3O+] = x = 0.00157M
PH = -log[H3O+]
= -log0.00157
= 2.8041