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How much 1 M NaOH will need to be added to 50 ml of 3 M Acetic Acid so that the final pH is 9.1 ? Please show work?
2 Answers
- skipperLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
You can easily see that answer of 20.2 mL is wrong. Use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation.
20.2 mL NaOH converts 0.0202 mole of HOac to AcO^-1 (20.2 mM / 70.2 mL = 0.288 M) and the remaining HOAc is 0.1298 mole (0.1500 mole - 0.0202 =0.1298 mole and 0.1298 mole / 0.0702 L = 1.849 M)
pH = pKa + log(0.288 / 1.849) = 4.76 - 0.81 = 3.95
The addition of 150 mL of 1 M NaOH will yield a solution of 0.15 mole of AcO^-1 in 200 mL
AcO^-1 + H2O <--> HOAc + OH^-1
Kb = [HOAc][OH-] / [AcO-] = 5.7x10^-10
[OH-] = [HOAc]
[AcO-] = 0.75 M - [OH-] or approximately = 0.75
5.75x10^-10 = [OH]^2 / 0.75
[OH-] = 2.08x10^-5
pOH = 4.68 and pH = 9.32
So the addition of 150 mL gives a pH of 9.32 (9.3). Only slightly less NaOH will result in a pH of 9.1
You should be able to solve the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation for the required molarity of AcO^-1 and then calculate the required amount of NaOH to yield that molarity.
pH = 9.1 = pKa + log([AcO-]\ / [HOAc])
- ?Lv 77 years ago
we get a weak base with
pOH = 0.5(pKb - lg(A^-))
4.9 = 0.5(9.26 - lg(A^-))
A^- = 0.288 = V*1/(V+50)
thus
V = 20.2 mL NaOH