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40 ml, 0.1 M ammonia solution is mixed with 20 ml 0.1 M HCl, what is pH of mixture given pKb of NH3 solution= 4.74? Answer is 9.26

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According to the Henderson-Hasselbach equation, pH of such buffer solution can be calculated as:
pOH= pKb + log[Salt][Base]At equilibrium, [Salt]=[Base]pOH= pKb = 4.74pH = 14-pOH =14-4.74 = 9.26









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