Saturday, October 5, 2013

The value if Kw is 9.55*10^-14 at a certain temperature , calculate the pH of water.

We'll recal that Kw = 1*10^-14 mol^2*dm^-6 at 25 Celsius
degrees.


Kw is also called the ionic product of water and
it varies with temperature.


Kw =
[H+]*[OH-]


But [H+]=[OH-] => Kw =
[H+]^2


We'll replace the value of
Kw:


9.55*10^-14 = [H+]^2


We'll
take square root both sides:


[H+] = sqrt
9.55*10^-14


[H+] =
3.09*10^-7


pH = -lg
3.09*10^-7


pH = lg (1/3.09) - lg
10^-7


pH = 7 - 0.48


pH =
6.52


Since pH is smaller than 7, then an acid solution is
dissolved in water.


The requested value of
pH, if Kw = 9.55*10^-14, is pH = 6.52.

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