Answer :
The concentration of before any titrant added to our starting material is 0.200 M.
The pH based on this ion concentration is 0.698
Explanation :
First we have to calculate the concentration of before any titrant is added to our starting material.
As we are given:
Concentration of HBr = 0.200 M
As we know that the HBr is a strong acid that dissociates complete to give hydrogen ion and bromide ion
.
As, 1 M of HBr dissociates to give 1 M of
So, 0.200 M of HBr dissociates to give 0.200 M of
Thus, the concentration of before any titrant added to our starting material is 0.200 M.
Now we have to calculate the pH based on this ion concentration.
pH : It is defined as the negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration.
Thus, the pH based on this ion concentration is 0.698
