Q42 · Practice questionComplex familiar5 marks
QUESTION 42 (5 marks)
A weak base B has at .
a) Write its reaction with water, including its conjugate acid. [1 marks]
b) Calculate the pH of a 0.10 mol L⁻¹ solution. You may use the small-ionisation approximation. [3 marks]
c) Calculate the Ka of its conjugate acid. [1 marks]
WORKED SOLUTION
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; pH = 11.30; .
. pOH=2.699, pH=11.301. , so .
- Writes correct equation. [1 marks]
- Uses [OH⁻]² = Kb × initial [B]. [1 marks]
- Calculates [OH⁻] = 2.0 × 10⁻³. [1 marks]
- Calculates pH = 11.30. [1 marks]
- Calculates conjugate-acid Ka. [1 marks]
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