Assuming that the degree of hydrolysis is small, the $\mathrm{pH}$ of $0.1 \mathrm{M}$ solution of sodium…

Assuming that the degree of hydrolysis is small, the $\mathrm{pH}$ of $0.1 \mathrm{M}$ solution of sodium acetate $\left(\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}}=1.0 \times 10^{-5}\right)$ will be:
  1. $5.0$
  2. $6.0$
  3. $8.0$
  4. $9.0$

Solution

Sodium acetate is a salt of strong base and weak acid. $ \begin{aligned} &\therefore \mathrm{pH}=7+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{p} K_a+\frac{1}{2} \log c \quad \text { where } \\ &\mathrm{p} k_a=-\log K_a=-\log 10^{-5}=5 \\ &\log \mathrm{c}=\log 10^{-1}=-1 \\ &\mathrm{pH}=7+\frac{5}{2}-\frac{1}{2}=9.0 \end{aligned} $

Asked in: JEE Main 2014 (11 Apr Online)

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