$pH$ of weak acids

Tutorial 8

        

 

Calculate the pH of a $ 24.53 \frac{g}{L} $ trichloroacetic acid solution at ! Formula of trichloroacetic acid?

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$CCl_3COOH$

Calculate its initial molarity

$c_{CCl_3COOH}=\frac{24.53}{163.5}=0.15\;M$

Equation ?

With $x=[H_3O^+]$: $x^2\;+\;10^{-0.70}\;x\;-\;10^{-0.70}\;0.15\;=\;0$ $x\;=\;0.10 $

pH ?

$pH\;=\;-log\; x\;=\;1.0$