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iwanttoknow123
Mar 22, 2014, 10:26 AM
How do you solve this problem??

50 mL 0.100 M NaOH is mixed with 50 mL 0.050 M HCl. What is pH is the resulting solution?

Curlyben
Mar 22, 2014, 10:32 AM
What do YOU think ?
While we're happy to HELP we wont do all the work for you.
Show us what you have done and where you are having problems..

ma0641
Mar 22, 2014, 10:40 AM
Look at the concentrations. What will happen if mixed? What will be left over after neutralization?

iwanttoknow123
Mar 22, 2014, 11:14 AM
Well, to calculate the pH you take pKa + log([A−]/[HA]), and so you have to calculate the pKa, which is -logKa and that's where the problem is. I don't know how to calculate the Ka.

talaniman
Mar 22, 2014, 11:53 AM
You have a computer, so find the generic formula for calculating ka