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Salt hydrolysis: pH of salts of weak acid or weak base
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What is the pH of a
0.10
M
aqueous solution of
CH
X
3
COONa
? (
K
a
of acetic acid
=
1.8
×
1
0
−
5
; use
pH
=
7
+
2
1
(
p
K
a
+
lo
g
C
)
)
A
5.13
B
8.87
C
9.37
D
10.74
Answer: B
The acetate ion is the conjugate base of a weak acid, so the solution is basic:
p
K
a
=
4.745
.
pH
=
7
+
2
1
(
4.745
−
1
)
=
8.87
.
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