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A student titrates an unknown weak acid, HA, to a pale pink phenolphthalein endpoint with 25.0 mL of 0.100 M NaOH. The student then titrates in 11.0 mL of 0.100 M HCl to the solution containing the neutralized unknown acid (HCl was delivered from a second buret). The pH of the resulting solution is pH

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Answer:

Hello your question is incomplete the pH of the solution is unknown hence I will take the pH of the solution be = 4.7

answer : Pka = 5   i.e. > 4.7

Explanation:

Student titrates :

Unknown weak acid ( HA ) with 25 mL of 0.100 M of NaOH ( to a pale pink phenolphthalein endpoint )  then titrates with  11.0 mL of 0.100 M HCL to the solution that contains neutralized unknown acid

Assuming pH of solution = 4.7

HA + NaOH --------> H2O + NaA

at equilibrium  point

0.1 * 25 * 1 = n * 1  ∴   [tex]n_{ha}[/tex] = 2.5 mmoles ------ 1

also

[tex]A^-[/tex]  + HCL ---------> HA + C[tex]L^-[/tex]

at equilibrium point

[tex]n_{a}[/tex] = 1.1 mmoles --------- 2

The ratio of reaction 2 to 1

[tex]\frac{n_{a} }{n_{ha} }[/tex] = 1.1 / 2.5 ≈ 1/2   ( this show that when the pH = 4.7 approximately half of the A^-  have been converted to HA )

Determine the pKa value of the solution

Given that

pH = Pka + log ( A^- / hA )

4.7 = Pka + log ( 1/2 )

therefore Pka = 4.7 - ( -0.3 ) = 5

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