Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): | A solution containing a mixture of acetic acid and sodium acetate maintains a constant value of pH on the addition of small amounts of acid or alkali. |
Reason (R): | A solution containing a mixture of acetic acid and sodium acetate acts as a buffer solution. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
1. | Weak acid and it's salt with a strong base. |
2. | Equal volumes of equimolar solutions of weak acid and weak base. |
3. | Strong acid and its salt with a strong base. |
4. | Strong acid and its salt with a weak base. (The pKa of acid = pKb of the base) |
A buffer solution is prepared in which the concentration of NH3 is 0.30 M and the concentration of is 0.20 M. If the equilibrium constant, Kb for NH3 equals 1.8×10–5, then what is the pH of this solution?
(log 1.8 = 0.25; log 0.67 = –0.176)
1. 9.43
2. 11.72
3. 8.73
4. 9.08