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1.- Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant for the following reactions:

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Question

1.- Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant for the following reactions:

a) NH3 +H3O+<-->NH4+ + H2O

b) NO2^- + H3O+ <-->HNO2 + H2O

c) NH4^+ + OH- <--> NH3 +H2O

d) HNO2 + OH- <--> NO2^- + H2O

e) Classify the reaction in a through d.

f) In solving problems, for the reactions a through d, should the final concentration for these reactions be found by treating the reactions as equilibrium or as stoichiometry problems?

2.- Calculate the pH of the following aqueous solutions:

a)1.5*10^-5M HCl

b)1.0 mL of sample a in 0.50 L of water.

3.- What is the ionization of a solution of 0.20M benzoic acid, C6H5COOH (Ka=9.6*10^-5)?

Would a 0.02M benzoic acid solution have a higher or lower % ionization (hint: use Le Chatelier's principle.) Would it have a higher or lower pH?

4.- Calculate the pH of a 0.0010 solution of HB, a hypothetical acid with Ka= 9.6*10^-5. ((use the method of successive approximations, if necessary.) What molarity of acetic acid would have the same pH as this HB solution?

Explanation / Answer

Net Ionic Equation:
NH4 + H2O -> NH3 + H3O

kb[NH3]=1.8x10^-5 (should be on a table you have)

NH4 + H2O -> NH3 + H3O
0.65 0 0
-x +x +x
0.65-x x x

kb=([NH3][H30])/[NH4]
1.8X10^(-5) = (x^2)/0.65-x

kw=(ka)(kb)
kw=1.0x10^(-14)

solve for x and you should have [H3O].
plug in x to 0.65-x and you should have [NH4].

plug in values for 100x[H3O]/[NH4].