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Prepared by
Philip Elder, Ph.D.
Acid-Base Equilibria in
Aqueous Solution
HA a
B b
[C6H5COO][H3O+] (x)(x)
Q= = = 6.3 105 = Ka
[C6H5COOH] (0.020 x)
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Equilibria in Aqueous Solutions of
Weak Acids or Bases
EXAMPLE: Calculate the pH of a 0.020 mol L1 solution of
benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) at 25C if Ka = 6.3 105 at this
temperature.
[C6H5COO][H3O+] (x)(x)
Q= = = 6.3 105 = Ka
[C6H5COOH] (0.020 x)
Use the quadratic equation and solve for x = 0.0011 mol L1
[C6H5COOH] = (0.020 x) = 0.019 mol L1
[H3O+] = x = 0.0011 mol L1
[C6H5COO] = x = 0.0011 mol L1
x
pH = log10[H3O ] = 2.96
+ % ionized 100 5.5%
0.020
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Equilibria in Aqueous Solutions of
Weak Acids or Bases
Dependence of Percentage Ionization on Magnitude of Ka
For weak acid solutions of a given concentration and at
a given temperature, the smaller Ka is, the lesser the
percentage of the weak acid that ionizes.
At equilibrium:
[CN][H3O+] [HCN] [H3O+]
Q= = Ka =
[HCN] [CN] Ka
[HA] [H3O+]
=
[A] Ka
[acid] [H3O+]
=
[base] Ka
[CH3COOH] [0.700]
[H3O+] = Ka = (1.8 105) = 2.1 10-5 mol L1
[CH3COO] [0.600]