EAMCET Medical EAMCET Medical Solved Paper-1998

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    A buffer solution is prepared by mixing 10 mL of 1.0 M acetic acid and 20 mL of 0.5 M sodium acetate and then diluted to 100 mL with distilled water. If the \[p{{K}_{a}}\]of acetic acid is 4.76, what is the pH of the buffer solution prepared?

    A)  3.84                                      

    B)  4.76

    C)  4.34                                      

    D)  5.21   

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Buffer solution is prepared by mixing 10 mL of \[\text{1}\,\text{MC}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}\text{COOH}\]and 20 mL of \[\text{0}\text{.5}\,\text{MC}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}\text{COONa}\] Volume of solution =100 mL Now, the concentration of \[\text{C}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}\text{COOH}\] Before dilution =After dilution \[{{M}_{1}}{{V}_{1}}={{M}_{2}}{{V}_{2}}\] \[1\times 10=\,{{M}_{2}}\times 100\] \[{{M}_{2}}=\frac{10}{100}=\frac{1}{10}\] Similarly, the concentration of \[C{{H}_{3}}COONa\] Before dilution  = After dilution \[{{M}_{1}}{{V}_{1}}={{M}_{2}}{{V}_{2}}\] \[0.5\times 20={{M}_{2}}\times 100\] \[{{M}_{2}}=\frac{0.5\times 20}{100}=\frac{1}{100}M\]                 Then,    \[pH=p{{K}_{aa}}+\log \frac{[Salt]}{[Acid]}\]                                  \[=4.76+\log \frac{0.1}{0.1}\] \[pH=4.76\]       


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