The boiling point of a 0.5 molal aqueous solution of NaHSO4 is 100.64∘C. What is the dissociation constant for the following reaction? [KbofH2O=0.512Kkgmol−1] HSO−4⇌H++SO2−4
A
0.04
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B
0.2
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C
0.125
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D
0.25
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Solution
The correct option is D 0.25 NaHSO4 will dissociate as, NaHSO4→Na++HSO−4 0.50.50.5 Again HSO−4 will dissociate as, HSO−4⇌H++SO2−40.5(1−α)0.5α0.5α m=0.5+0.5(1+α) ΔTb=Kbim ⇒0.64=0.512×0.5(2+α) ⇒α=0.5 AgainKa=Cα21−α =0.5×(0.5)21−0.5 =0.25