A solution is made mixing 5.0 x 10^2 ml of .167 m naoh with 5.00 x 10^2 ml of 0.100 m ch3cooh. calculate the equilibrium concentration of h , hcooh, ch3coo-, oh-, na _
The neutralization reaction of the weak acid CH₃COOH by strong base NaOH: CH₃COOH(aq) + NaOH(aq) → CH₃COONa(aq) + H₂O(l) From equation we see 1 mole of acetic acid needs 1 mole of NaOH for neutralization. The number of moles in 500 ml of 0.167 M NaOH is calculated as: number of moles = M * V(in liters) = 0.167 x 0.5 L = 0.0835 mole also for acetic acid: number of moles = M * V(in liters) = 0.1 x 0.5 L = 0.05 mole The ICE for neutralization is: CH₃COOH(aq) + NaOH(aq) → CH₃COONa(aq) + H₂O(l) initial: 0.050 0.0835 0 Change: -0.050 -0.050 0.050 Final: 0 0.0335 0.050 Since the final volume is 1 L, the conc. of each species is equal to its number of moles. so concentration of acetate [CH₃COO⁻] = 0.050 M Na⁺ ion is spectator ion (it is concentration not change during reaction) so its concentration equal to initial concentration of NaOH = 0.0835 M The conc. of OH⁻ equal to conc. of remaining NaOH = 0.0335 M From the relation Kw = [H⁺][OH⁻] we can get [H⁺] [H⁺] = [tex] \frac{ K_{w}}{[OH^{-} ]} [/tex] = 3.0 x 10⁻¹³ M (note that Kw = 1.0 x 10⁻¹⁴) The acetate ion formed undergoes hydrolysis as: CH₃COO⁻(aq) + H₂O(l) → CH₃COOH(aq) + OH⁻(aq) The ionization constant Kb for this reaction can be written as: Kb = [tex] \frac{[CH3COOH][OH-]}{[CH3COO-]} [/tex] Kb = 5.6 x 10⁻¹⁰ and acetate = 0.05M and OH = 0.0335 M [CH₃COOH] = 8.4 X 10⁻¹⁰ M