The half-equivalence point of a titration occurs half way to the end point, where half of the analyte has reacted to form its conjugate, and the other half still remains unreacted. If 0.280 moles of a monoprotic weak acid (Ka = 6.2 × 10-5) is titrated with NaOH, what is the pH of the solution at the half-equivalence point?
HA --------> H+ + A-
I 0.28 0 0
C -x +x +x
E 0.28-x +x +x
Ka = [H+][A-]/[HA]
6.2*10-5 = x*x/0.28-x
1.736*10-5 -6.2*10-5x = x2
x2 +6.2*10-5 -1.736*10-5 =0
x = 0.00413
[H+] = X = 0.00413M
half equivalent point = 0.00413/2 = 0.002065M
PH = -log[H+]
= -log0.002065
PH = 2.685
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