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Acid/Base Problem
« on: March 01, 2010, 02:21:15 AM »
This problem is killing me.

What mass of NaOH(s) must be added to 1.0 L of 0.050 M NH3 to ensure that the percent ionization of NH3 is no greater than 0.0010%? Assume no volume change on addition of NaOH.

First, I wrote out NH3 + H2O  ::equil:: OH- + NH4+ and set up an ICE table. Then I realized that I had to figure out how NaOH would affect the system. I know Na+ wouldn't do anything, and OH- would shift the equilibrium to the left. I thought I could use LeChâtelier's principle, but that wouldn't tell me how much the equilibrium would shift. I have no idea where to go from here. Can someone please help me?

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Re: Acid/Base Problem
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 02:27:05 AM »
http://www.titrations.info/acid-base-titration-indicators

This is about indicators, but take a look at the equations at the very begining of the page, they nicely fit your problem. Especially left side of the second equation.
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