The pH of the solution is 2.54.
Explanation:
pH is the measure of acidity of the solution and Ka is the dissociation constant. Dissociation constant is the measure of concentration of hydrogen ion donated to the solution.
The solution of C₆H₂O₆ will get dissociated as C₆HO₆ and H+ ions. So the molar concentration of 0.1 M is present at the initial stage. Lets consider that the concentration of hydrogen ion released as x and the same amount of the base ion will also be released.
So the dissociation constant Kₐ can be written as the ratio of concentration of products to the concentration of reactants. As the concentration of reactants is given as 0.1 M and the concentration of products is considered as x for both hydrogen and base ion. Then the
![K_{a}=\frac{[H^{+}][HB] }{[reactant]}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=K_%7Ba%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B%5BH%5E%7B%2B%7D%5D%5BHB%5D%20%7D%7B%5Breactant%5D%7D)
[HB] is the concentration of base.
Then
![pH = - log [x] = - log [ 0.283 * 10^{-2}]\\ \\pH = 2 + 0.548 = 2.54](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=pH%20%3D%20-%20log%20%5Bx%5D%20%3D%20-%20log%20%5B%200.283%20%2A%2010%5E%7B-2%7D%5D%5C%5C%20%5C%5CpH%20%3D%202%20%2B%200.548%20%3D%202.54)
So the pH of the solution is 2.54.
Answer:
Inferring is when a scientist uses reasoning to explain or interpret the things they observe
Answer is: concentratio of H₃O⁺ ions is 4.2·10⁻³ M.<span>
Chemical reaction: HCOOH(aq) + H</span>₂O(l) ⇄ HCOO⁻(aq) + H₃O⁺(aq).<span>
c(HCOOH) = 0,1 M.
[</span>H₃O⁺] = [HCOO⁻] = x.<span>
[HCOOH] = 0,1 M - x.
</span>Ka = [H₃O⁺] · [HCOO⁻] / [HCOOH].
0,00018 = x² / (0,1 M - x).<span>
Solve quadratic equation: x = </span>[H₃O⁺] = 0,0042 M.
Question requires a change resulting in an increase in both forward and reverse reactions. Now lets discuss options one by one and see there impact on rate of reactions.
1) <span>A decrease in the concentration of the reactants:
When concentration of reactant is decreased it will shift the equilibrium in Backward direction, so resulting in increasing the backward reaction and decreasing the forward direction. Hence, this option is incorrect.
2) </span><span>A decrease in the surface area of the products:
Greater the surface Area greater is the chances of collision and greater will be the rate of reaction. As the surface area of products is decreased it will not favor the backward reaction. Hence again this statement is incorrect according to given statement.
3) </span><span>An increase in the temperature of the system:
An increase in temperature will shift the reaction in endothermic side. Hence, if the reaction is endothermic, an increase in temperature will increase the rate of forward direction or if the reaction is exothermic it will increase the rate of reverse direction. Hence, this option is correct according to given statement.
4) </span><span>An increase in the activation energy of the forward reaction:
An increase in Activation energy will decrease the rate of reaction, either it is forward or reverse. So this is incorrect.
Result:
Hence, the correct answer is,"</span>An increase in the temperature of the system".
