A 0.540 M Nitrous Acid (HNO2) solution has been mixed with 0.050 M NaCl. What will be the hydronium ion concentration of this solution? The activity coefficients for H3O+ and NO2− are 0.86 and 0.80 respectively. The Ka for Nitrous Acid is 5.10000E-4.
NaCl + HNO2 NaNO2 + HCl
The ionic equation is
Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq) + HNO2(aq)
Na+(aq) + NO2-(aq) +
H+(aq) + Cl-(aq)
The net ionic equation is
HNO2(aq)
H+(aq) +
NO2-(aq)
[H+] = [H3O+]
Ka = [NO2-][H3O+]/[HNO2]
5.1 10-4 = (0.80)[H3O+]/(0.540)
[H3O+] = 3.44 10-4 M
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