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calculate the ph of a mixture of 0.26M acetic acid (pKa 4.76) and 0.23 M sodium acetate.
CH3COONa(aq) -----------------------> CH3COO^- (aq) + Na^+(aq)
0.23 M 0.23M
PKa = 4.76
-logKa = 4.76
Ka = 10^-4.76 = 1.74*10^-5
Kb = Kw/Ka
= 1*10^-14/1.74*10^-5 = 5.75*10^-10
CH3COO^- + H2O -----------------> CH3COOH + OH^-
I 0.23 0 0
C -x +x +x
E 0.23-x +x +x
Kb = [CH3COOH][OH^-]/[CH3COO^-]
5.75*10^-10 = x*x/(0.23-x)
5.75*10^-10 *(0.23-x) = x^2
x = 1.15*10^-5
[OH-] = x = 1.15*10^-5M
POH = -log[OH-]
= -log1.15*10^-5
= 4.9393
PH = 14-POH
= 14-4.9393 = 9.0607