JEE Advanced levelNumerical answerDifficulty 3 of 3ia052
25.0 mL of a weak monoprotic acid HA requires 20.0 mL of 0.100 M NaOH to reach its equivalence point. After adding 8.0 mL of the same NaOH, the pH is 4.45. Calculate pKa of HA to two decimal places, treating the mixture as a buffer.
Numerical answer type, tolerance 0.02.
Answer: 4.63
Total HA =20.0×0.100=2.0 mmol. After 8.0 mL of NaOH: [AX−]=0.80 mmol and [HA]=1.20 mmol. pKa=pH−log(0.80/1.20)=4.45+0.176=4.63.