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Michael
Jan 13, 2017

#sf(pH=9)#

Explanation:

I will you assume you mean 20 ml and not 20 L. That would be a ridiculous volume for a titration.

Let the general equation be:

#sf(HX+YOHrarrXY+H_(2)O)#

This tells us that 1 mole of HX produces 1 mole of XY.

The number of moles of HX is given by:

#sf(n_(HX)=cxxv=0.2xx20/1000=0.004)#

#:.##sf(n_(XY)=0.004)#

This is the number of moles of XY at the equivalence point.

XY is the salt of a weak acid and a strong base. The solution formed will not be neutral because the #sf(Y^(-))# ion is basic and undergoes hydrolysis:

#sf(Y^(-)+H_2OrightleftharpoonsYH+OH^(-))#

By setting up an ICE table you can obtain a useful expression to get the pOH and hence the pH:

#sf(pOH=1/2[pK_(b)-logb])#

Where b is the concentration of the base i.e #sf([Y^(-)])#

Note that the total volume after the titration = 20 ml + 20 ml = 40 ml

#:.##sf([Y^(-)]=n/v=(0.004)/(40/1000)=0.1color(white)(x)"mol/l")#

To get #sf(pK_b)# we use:

#sf(pK_a+pK_b=pK_w=14)# at #sf(25^@C)#

#:.##sf(pK_(b)=14-pK_(a)=14-5=9)#

#:.##sf(pOH=1/2[9-log(0.1)]=1/2[10]=5)#

We know that:

#sf(pH+pOH=pK_w=14)#

#:.##sf(pH=14-pOH=14-5=9)#

We would expect a result like this as the solution should be alkaline.

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