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Re: pH exercise
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2016, 03:51:33 PM »
It is not true for weak bases, as in this case.
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Re: pH exercise
« Reply #16 on: December 22, 2016, 06:55:03 AM »
Read Chembuddy lecture carefully (link is given twice). Check applicability of equations 8.8 and 8.12 to your problem (use Kb instead of Ka and OH- instead of H+).
Calculate ci for both solution (check also table Results of pH calculation of acetic acid). Then for then mean value of c (=> equal volumes) calculate OH-, pOH and finally pH.
The final pH should be between values given for you solutions, but very close to one of these values.
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Re: pH exercise
« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2016, 02:14:50 AM »
Use the Henderson Hasselbalch equation: pOH = -log(Kb) + log (B+/BOH) and use ratios to find the pH of the final solution, taking into account that equal volumes of the two solutions are mixed!

You might not this here, but the following equations are useful for pH problems.
[H+] = 10-pH
[OH-] = 10-pOH

I hope this helped at least a little bit. Have a nice day!

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Re: pH exercise
« Reply #18 on: December 23, 2016, 04:29:58 AM »
Use the Henderson Hasselbalch equation
H-H equation is useless for single weak acid or base.
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