Chapter 9: Q9FE (page 207)

Find the pH of 0.050 M sodium butanoate (the sodium salt of
butanoic acid, also called butyric acid).

Short Answer

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The of Sodium butanoate is 8.76.

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Th base dissociation constant

The K_b base dissociation constant is a measure of basicity or the strength of the base in general.

The value ofis:

$K_{b} = \frac{[{BH}^{+}] [{OH}^{-}]}{[B]}$

Where $K_{b}$ is called as base dissociation constant.

The value of $K_{w}$ is calculated by the formula,

$K_{w} = K_{a} \times K_{b}$

Step 2: Calculate the pH of 0.050M sodium butanoate

The chemical equation can be given as,

${CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} {CH}_{2} {CO}_{2}^{-} H_{2} O ⇌ {CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} {CH}_{2} {CO}_{2} H + {OH}^{-}$

The value of $K_{b}$ is calculated from the value of $K_{w}$ and $K_{a}$

$K_{b} = \frac{K_{w}}{K_{a}} = 6.58 \times 10^{- 10}$

$FromICEtable : \frac{x^{2}}{0.050 - x} = K_{b} x = \sqrt{(0.050) (6.58 \times 10^{- 10}) x} = 5.74 \times 10^{- 6} M$

The pH of weak base is calculated using the equation,

$pH = [H^{+}] = \frac{K_{w}}{[{OH}^{-}]} pH = - \log [H^{+}] pH = - \log [5.74 \times 10^{- 6} M] pH = 8.76$

The pH of 0.050M Sodium butanoate is 8.76.

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