JEE Advanced levelNumerical answerDifficulty 3 of 3ie153
400 mL of a buffer contains 0.50 M HA and 0.50 M NaA. Find the magnitude of the pH change (two decimals) when 0.020 mol of HCl is added, assuming no volume change.
Numerical answer type, tolerance 0.01.
Answer: 0.0872
HA = 0.200 mol, A− = 0.200 mol. After HCl: HA = 0.220, A− = 0.180. ΔpH=log(0.180/0.220)=−0.0872; magnitude 0.09.