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A 40.00 mL aqueous solution of 0.100 M potassium cyanide is
titrated with 0.150 M HBr. What is the pH of the solution at the
equivalence point?
Correct Answer: 2.99
-I just want to know how its done. Thank you.
At equivalence point :
millimoles of CN- = millmoles of HBr
40 x 0.1 = 0.150 x V
V = 26.67 mL
CN- (aq) + HBr ----------------> HCN + Br-
4 4 0
0 0 4
here HCN is formed .
concentration of [HCN] = 4 / (40 + 26.67) = 0.06 M
pKa = 9.21
pH = 1/2 (pKa - log C)
= 1/2 (9.21 - log 0.06)
pH = 5.22
NOte : check your answer once. it is wrong. correct answer 5.22