Calculate the pH of 0.2 M NaOCl solution. Ka(HOCl)=3.5×10−8
A
10.01
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B
12.53
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C
8.63
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D
9.53
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Solution
The correct option is A10.01 NaOCl is a salt of weak acid HOCl and strong base NaOH pKa=−log(Ka)pKa=−log(3.5×10−8)pKa=(8−0.54)=7.46pH=7+12(pKa+logC)pH=7+12(7.46+log(0.2))pH=7+12(7.46−0.7)pH=10.38