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a) 8.17 b)1.17 c) 5.83 d) 0.82 e) 5.01 2. The pH of a 0.15 M aqueous solution of

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Question

a) 8.17

b)1.17

c) 5.83

d) 0.82

e) 5.01

2. The pH of a 0.15 M aqueous solution of NaBrO (the sodium salt of HBrO) is 10.7. What is the Ka for HBrO?

a. 1.3 × 10-12

b. 8.9 × 10-4

c. 6.0 × 10-9

d. 1.6 × 10-6

e. 3.3 × 10-8

3. S is negative for the reaction ________.

a. Sr(NO3)2 (aq) + 2LiOH (aq) Sr(OH)2 (s) + 2LiNO3 (aq)

b. C6H12O6 (s) 6C (s) + 6H2 (g) + 3O2 (g)

c. CH3OH (l) CH3OH (g)

d. LiOH (aq) Li+ (aq) + OH– (aq)

e. 2H2O (g) 2H2 (g) + O2 (g)

4. The addition of HCl and ________ to water produces a buffer solution.

a. HC6H5O

b. HNO3

c. KNO3

d. KOH

e. NH3

a. 2.516

b. 10.158

c. 3.892

d. 4.195

e. 4.502

Explanation / Answer

2. The pH of a 0.15 M aqueous solution of NaBrO (the sodium salt of HBrO) is 10.7. What is the Ka for HBrO?

a. 1.3 × 10-12 b. 8.9 × 10-4 c. 6.0 × 10-9 d. 1.6 × 10-6 e. 3.3 × 10-8

Answer: Since we are asked to find the ka of HOBr, we first write the equation for dissociation of HOBr and find out its formula:

HOBr (aq) ----------------> BrO- (aq) + H+ (aq) -------------1

And ka = [H+][BrO-]/[HOBr] ----------------2

We need concentrations of [H+], [BrO-] & [HOBr], whcih can be obtained based on the given conditions.

The reaction conditions given would be:

NaOBr (aq) + H2O (l) ----------------> HOBr (aq) + OH- (aq) ----------------3

for which the ICE table would be as follows:

NaOBr (aq) + H2O (l) ----------------> HOBr (aq) + OH- (aq)

Initial (I) 0.15 M - 0 0

Change (C) -x - +x +x

Equilibrium (E) (0.15M -x) x x

We are also given the pH of solution, with which we can calculate pOH and hence [OH-] which is same as x in the above equation.

pH = 10.7 ====> -log[H+] = 10.7; [H+] = 10-10.7 =2.00 x 10-11 M

[OH-] = 10-14/ [H+] = 10-14/ 2.00 x 10-11 M ===> [OH-] = 5.01 x 10-4 M

Since x= [OH-] = 5.01 x 10-4 M, [OBr-] at E = [NaOBr] at E = (0.15M - 5.01 x 10-4)====> [OBr-]=0.149 M

similarly according to reaction 3, [HOBr] at E = [OH-] at E =  5.01 x 10-4 M

Subsituting the concentration values for ka in the formula for ka in 2, we get:

ka = [H+][BrO-]/[HOBr] = (2.00 x 10-11 * 0.149)/5.01 x 10-4 = 5.95 x 10-9 which aprroximates to option C.