محاسبات PH, POH
محاسبات PH, POH
محاسبات PH, POH
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pH and pOH Calculations - Answers
1) Determine the pH of a 0.0034 M HNO3 solution.
To solve:
• Both acid and base are present. Since they neutralize each other,
you must first figure out how much acid or base is left over after it
neutralizes. Since the amount of base is larger than the amount
of acid, there will be more base than acid. The amount of base is
2.3 x 10-4 – 4.5 x 10-6 = 2.26 x 10-4 moles.
• Since there is one L of solution, the molarity of the base is 2.26 x
10-4 M.
• To find pOH, take the –log of 2.26 x 10-4, which is 3.65.
• To find pH, subtract 3.65 from 14. The pH of this solution is 10.35.
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6) Why would we say that a solution with a H+ concentration of 1.00 x 10-7 M
is said to be neutral. If it contains acid, shouldn’t it be acidic?
It isn’t acidic because while there is some acid in the solution, there
is an equal quantity of base. In neutral solutions, the H+ and OH-
concentrations are identical, because water breaks up to form them.
As a result, the solution is neither acidic nor basic.
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