In: Chemistry
Determine the pH of the following solutions.
(a) a 0.36 M CH3COOH solution
CH3COOH + H2O <--> CH3COO- +
H3O+
I 0.36
-
0 0
C
-x
-
+x +x
E
0.36-x -
x x
Ka = [CH3COO-][H3O+]/[CH3COOH]
1.8 x 10-5 = (x2)/(0.36-x) (since, x is very
small, we can 0.36 -x ~ 0.36)
x2 = 0.36 x 1.8 x 10-5
= 6.48 x 10-6
x = 2.55 x 10-3 M
Therefore, [H3O+] = 2.55 x 10-3
M
pH = -log[H3O+]
= -log(2.55 x 10-3 M)
= 2.59
pH = 2.59
(b) a solution that is 0.36 M CH3COOH and 0.22 M
CH3COONa
CH3COOH + H2O <--> CH3COO- +
H3O+
I 0.36 M
-
0.22M
0
C -x
-
+x
+x
E 0.36 M-x -
0.22+x
x
Ka = 1.8 x 10-5 = [(x)(0.22+x)/(0.36-x)] (since, x is
very small, we can take (0.22 + x)~ 0.22 and (0.36-x) ~ 0.36)
1.8 x 10-5 = [(x)(0.22)/(0.36)]
2.95 x 10-5 = x
Therefore [H3O+] = 2.95 x
10-5 M
pH = -log[H3O+]
= -log(2.95 x 10-5 M
)
= 4.53
pH = 4.53