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MHT CET · Chemistry · Ionic Equilibrium

Calculate the pH of 0.02 M monobasic acid having \(2 \%\) dissociation.

  1. A 3.4
  2. B 4.5
  3. C 5.1
  4. D 5.8
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(A) 3.4

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\(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{HA} \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{H}_{(\mathrm{aq})}^{+}+\mathrm{A}_{(\mathrm{aq})}^{-} \\ & {[\mathrm{H}]^{+}=\alpha \mathrm{C}=\frac{2}{100} \times 0.02 \mathrm{~m}=0.0004 \mathrm{~m}} \\ & \mathrm{pH}=-\log \left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]=-\log (0.0004)=3.4\end{aligned}\)