Chemistry (7th Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Aqueous Equilibria: Acids and Bases - Worked Example - Page 617: 11

Answer

(a) $pH = 8.199$ (b) $pH = 4.222$

Work Step by Step

(a) $pOH = -log[OH^-]$ $pOH = -log( 1.58 \times 10^{- 6})$ $pOH = 5.801$ $pH + pOH = 14$ $pH + 5.801 = 14$ $pH = 8.199$ (b) $pH = -log[H_3O^+]$ $pH = -log( 6 \times 10^{- 5})$ $pH = 4.222$
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