Title Determining the dissociation of a weak acid using pH M
Title: Determining the dissociation of a weak acid using pH Measurements
Data:
Molarity of unknown acid 1.0 M
NaOH solution: 0.500 M
Volume of Unknown acid, mL: 20.0 mL
Final Buret Reading, mL: 20.0 mL
Initial Buret Reading, mL: 0.00 mL
Volume of NaOH solution, mL: 20.00 mL
Total Volume of solution, mL: .100 mL
pH reading: 4.82
I need to find the following: Calculating Ka of unknown acid
Initial number of moles for HAn(aq) & OH- (aq)
Number of moles at equilibrium: HAn(aq) & An-
Equilibrium concentration, mol L^-: HAn, An- & H3O^+
Ka ?
Please show work so I can understand it
Solution
M1 = 0.5M
V1 = 20ml
M2 = 1M
V2 = 20ml
total volume = 40ml = 0.04L
pH = -log10[H+]
[H+] = 1.51*10^-5 M
moles = 1.51*10^-5 * 0.1 = 1.51*10^-6 moles
moles of H+ consumed by NaOH = 0.5*0.02 = 0.01 moles
initial moles of H+ = 0.01 + 1.51*10^-6 = 0.010001 moles = 0.01moles
initial moles of acid = 0.02*1 = 0.02moles
let the acid be HA
HA ---> H+ + A-
at eq 0.02-x x x
and x = 0.01
so keq = [H+][A-]/[HA]
keq = x^2/(0.02-x) = 0.001..................ANS
initial moles of HA= 0.02moles
initial moles of OH- = 0.01 moles
moles of HA at eq = 0.02-0.01 = 0.01 moles
moles of A- at eq = x = 0.01 moles
equilibrium concentration
[HA] = 0.010/0.1 = 0.10 M
[A-] = 0.01 / 0.1= 0.1M
[H3O+] = 1.51*10^-5 M

