Equilibrium Question 458

Question: How much sodium acetate should be added to a $ 0.1m $ solution of $ CH_3COOH $ to give a solution of $ pH=5.5,(pK_{a} $ of $ CH_3COOH=4.5) $ [KCET 1996]

Options:

A) $ 0.1m $

B) $ 0.2m $

C) $ 1.0m $

D) $ 10.0m $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ pH=pK_{a}+log\frac{[\text{ Salt }]}{[\text{ Acid }]} $ ; $ 5.5=4.5+log\frac{[\text{ Salt }]}{[\text{ 0}\text{.1 }]} $

$ log\frac{[\text{ Salt }]}{0.1}=5.5-4.5=1 $

$ \frac{[\text{ Salt}]}{0.1}= $ antilog 1 = 10 ; $ [\text{ Salt }]=1 $



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