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Calculate the pH change that results when 15 mL of 2.6 M HCl is added to 600. mL

ID: 874240 • Letter: C

Question

Calculate the pH change that results when 15 mL of 2.6 M HCl is added to 600. mL of each of the following solutions. (See the appendix.)

  

A) 0.10 M CH3COO?
  

B) 0.10 M CH3COOH
  

Acid Name ConjugateAcid Ka pKa Conjugate Base Base Name perchloric acid HClO4 >>1 < 0 ClO41- perchlorate ion hydrohalic acid HX (X=I,Br,Cl) >>1 < 0 X1- halide ion sulfuric acid H2SO4 >>1 < 0 HSO41- hydrogen sulfate ion nitric acid HNO3 >>1 < 0 NO31- nitrate ion hydronium ion H3O1+ 1.0 0.00 H2O water iodic acid HIO3 0.17 0.77 IO31- iodate ion oxalic acid H2C2O4 5.9 x 10-2 1.23 HC2O41- hydrogen oxalate ion sulfurous acid H2SO3 1.5 x 10-2 1.82 HSO31- hydrogen sulfite ion hydrogen sulfate ion HSO41- 1.2 x 10-2 1.92 SO42- sulfate ion phosphoric acid H3PO4 7.5 x 10-3 2.12 H2PO41- dihydrogen phosphate ion hydrofluoric acid HF 7.2 x 10-4 3.14 F1- fluoride ion nitrous acid HNO2 4.0 x 10-4 3.40 NO21- nitrite ion lactic acid HC3H5O3 6.4 x 10-5 3.85 C3H5O31- lactate ion formic acid HCHO2 1.8 x 10-4 3.74 CHO21- formate ion hydrogen oxalate ion HC2O41- 6.4 x 10-5 4.19 C2O42- oxalate ion hydrazoic acid HN3 1.9 x 10-5 4.72 N31- azide ion acetic acid HC2H3O2 1.8 x 10-5 4.74 C2H3O21- acetate ion carbonic acid H2CO3 4.3 x 10-7 6.37 HCO31- hydrogen carbonate ion hydrogen sulfite ion HSO31- 1.0 x 10-7 7.00 SO32- sulfite ion hydrosulfuric acid H2S 1.0 x 10-7 7.00 HS1- hydrogen sulfide ion dihydrogen phosphate ion H2PO41- 6.2 x 10-8 7.21 HPO42- hydrogen phosphate ion hypochlorous acid HClO 3.5 x 10-8 7.46 ClO1- hypochlorite ion ammonium ion NH41+ 5.6 x 10-10 9.25 NH3 ammonia hydrocyanic acid HCN 4.0 x 10-10 9.40 CN1- cyanide ion hydrogen carbonate ion HCO31- 4.7 x 10-11 10.33 CO32- carbonate ion hydrogen phosphate ion HPO42- 4.8 x 10-13 12.32 PO43- phosphate ion hydrogen sulfide ion HS1- 1.3 x 10-13 12.89 S2- sulfide ion water H2O 1.0 x 10-14 14.00 OH1- hydroxide ion ammonia NH3 <<10-14 NH21- amide ion hydroxide ion OH1- <<10-14 O2- oxide ion

Explanation / Answer

A)    HCl     +   CH3COO -     ------------------------------------> CH3COOH + Cl-

     2.6 x 15        0.1x600                                                      0                      0 -------------------before reaction

         39 60                                                         0                       0

         0          60-39                                                       39                     39    ---------------after reaction

        0             21                                                           39                     39

in the solution CH3COOH remains

CH3COOH molarity =39/(600+15)

                                 = 0.0634 M

pH = 1/2 (pKa -logC)

      = 1/2 (4.74-log(0.0634))

      = 2.97

pH = 2.97

B) in the mixture HCl molarity = 2.6/(600+15)

                                              = 4.2 x 10^-3 M

CH3COOH molarity = 0.1/(615)

                                  = 1.62 x 10^-4

[H+] = [H+]HCl + [H+]CH3COOH

         = 4.2 x 10^-3 + sqrt (Ka x C)

         = 4.2 x 10^-3 + sqrt (1.8 x 10^-5 x 1.62 x 10^-4)

          =4.2 x 10^-3 + 1.8 x10^-4

          =4.38 x10^-3 M

pH = -log[H+]

      = -log(4.38 x10^-3)

       =2.358