Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 16 - Acid-Base Equilibria - Exercises - Page 719: 16.77c

Answer

Kb ($CH_3COO^-$) = $5.56 \times 10^{-10}$ Kb ($ClO^-$) = $3.33 \times 10^{-7}$

Work Step by Step

For conjugate acid-base pairs we got: $Ka * Kb = Kw = 10^{-14}$ - ($CH_3COO^-$) is the conjugate base of acetic acid ($Ka = 1.8 \times 10^{-5}$), therefore: $1.8 \times 10^{-5} * Kb = 10^{-14}$ $Kb = \frac{10^{-14}}{1.8 \times 10^{-5}}$ $Kb = 5.56 \times 10^{-10}$ - $ClO^-$ is the conjugate base of hypochlorous acid ($Ka = 3 \times 10^{-8} $), therefore: $3 \times 10^{-8} * Kb = 10^{-14}$ $Kb = 3.33 \times 10^{-7}$
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