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Question #816f3

Answer 1

The pH is 5.76.

Explanation:

The amount of sodium acetate (`"A"^"-"`) is

`0.100 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("L solution"))) × ("0.1 mol A"^"-")/(1 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("L solution")))) = "0.01 mol A"^"-"`

The amount of acetic acid (`"HA"`) added is

`1000 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("µL solution"))) × (1 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("L solution"))))/(10^6 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("µL solution")))) × "1 mol HA"/(1 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("L solution")))) = "0.001 mol HA"`

We have a solution that contains `"0.001 mol HA"` and `"0.01 mol A"^"-"`.

A solution of a weak acid and its salt is a buffer.

We can therefore apply the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:

`color(blue)(bar(ul(|color(white)(a/a)"pH" = "p"K_text(a) + log((["A"^"-"])/(["HA"]))color(white)(a/a)|)))" "`

Since both the acetic acid and the sodium acetate are in the same solution, the ratio of their concentrations is the same as the ratio of their moles.

`"pH" = 4.76 + log((0.01 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("mol"))))/(0.001 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("mol"))))) = 4.76 + log(10) = 4.76 + 1 = 5.76`