Q.
When 0.2M solution of acetic acid is neutralized with 0.2MNaOH in 500mL of water, the pH of the resulting solution will be: [pKa of acetic acid =4.74]
CH3COOH+NaOH→CH3COONa+H2O ⇒ At equivalence point, a salt of weak acid, strong base is formed ⇒pH=7+21(pKa+logC)
Here C= concentration of salt =500+5000.2×500=0.1M
[Check that 500mL of CH3COOH is also required] ⇒pH=7+21(4.74+log0.1)=8.87