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In a 500-mL volumetric flask, 0.050 mole of formic acid (Ka=1.82 x 10-4) and 0.05 mole of NaOh are placed together and diluted to exactly 500.0 mL. What is the pH of the resulting solution?
moles of HCOOH = 0.050 mol
volume = 500 mL = 0.500 L
concentration of formic acid = 0.050 / 0.500 = 0.10 M
concentration of NaOH = 0.05 / 0.500 = 0.10 M
HCOOH + NaOH ---------------> HCOONa + H2O
0.10 0.10 0 0
0 0 0.10
concentration of HCOONa = 0.10 M
pH = 7 + 1/2 (pKa + log C)
= 7 + 1/2 (3.74 + log 0.10)
pH = 8.37