formic acid, hcooh, is a weak acid with a ka equal to 1.8×10–4. what is the ph of a 0.0115 m aqueous formic acid solution?

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kvasek [131]1 year ago

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The pH of a 0.0115 m aqueous formic acid solution is mathematically given as

pH=2.8424

This is further explained below.

<h3>What is the ph of a 0.0115 m aqueous formic acid solution?</h3>

Generally, the equation for the chemical equation is mathematically given as

HCOOH H^+ + HCOO

$\quad C-C \alpha \quad C \alpha$

$&k a=\frac{c^2 \alpha^2}{e(1-\alpha)}\\\\&K_a=\frac{c \alpha^2}{1-\alpha_4} \quad|\gg\rangle \alpha\\\\&K_a=c \alpha^2\\\\&\alpha=\sqrt{\frac{k a}{c}}\\\\&\alpha=\sqrt{\frac{1.8 \times 10^{-4}}{0.0115}}\\\\&\alpha=\sqrt{156: 527710^{-4}}\\\\&\alpha=\sqrt{1.565 \times 1 \sigma^2}\\\\&\alpha=1.25 \times 10^{-1}\\\\&\alpha=0.125\\$

$&\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]=\mathrm{C \alpha}\\\\&=0.125 \times 0.0115\\\\&=1.4375 \times 10^{-9}\\\\&P=-\log \left[H^{+}\right]\\\\&=-\log \left[1.4375 \times 10^{-3}\right]\\\\&P H=2.8424$