If 20 mL of 0.10 M NaOH is added to 40 mL of 0.20 M HC2H3O2, what is the pH of the resulting solution at 25°C? Ka for HC2H3O2 is 1.8 × 10–5 at 25°C.
millimoles of NaOH = 20 x 0.1 = 2
millimoles of CH3COOH = 40 x 0.2 = 8
CH3COOH + NaOH -------------------> CH3COONa + H2O
8 2 0 --------------> initial
6 0 2 ----------------> after reaction
pH = pKa + log [CH3COONa / CH3COOH]
pH = 4.74 + log (2/6)
pH = 4.26
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