Determine pH

A 0.1 M aqueous solution of acetic acid is being titrated against a 0.025M NaOH solution at 25°C.Determine pH at the end point if Ka of CH3COOH is 2*10-5

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Manish Shankar ·

let V volume of acetic acid was taken and assume that whole of the acid is converted to its salt and, then salt hydrolyses.

MV=M'V'

0.1V=0.025V'
implies V'=4V

so total volume becomes 5V

[CH3COONa]=0.1V/5V=0.02M

Now the salt hydrolyses

so pH=(1/2)[pKw+pKa+logc]

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eureka123 ·

sir not able to reach the answer 8.5 ................

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eureka123 ·

sorry sir...............got the answer........ thanks

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