Q.
20mL of 0.1M acetic acid is mixed with 50mL of potassium acetate. Ka of acetic acid =1.8×10−5 at 27∘C. Calculate concentration of potassium acetate if pH of the mixture is 4.8.
Let the concentration of potassium acetate is x.
According to Henderson's equation, pH=pKa+log[acid][ salk] 4.8=−log(1.8×10−5)+log20×0.1Mx×50 4.8=4.74+log25x
or log25x=0.06 25x=1.148 ∴x=0.045M