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Among the following, the correct statement is
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A solution of 0.1 mole of CH3NH2 Kb=5×10-4 and 0.08 mole of HCl is diluted to one litre, then the pOH of the solution is (log1.25=0.1)
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Which of the following mixtures will have the lowest pH at 298 K?

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For a buffer of a mixture of 0.12 mol L-1 CH3COOH and 0.12 mol L-1CH3COONa, the buffer capacity is
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What will be the pH of solution formed by mixing 10 mL0.1MNaH2PO4 15 mL 0.1MNa2HPO4
[Given: pK1=2.12,pK2=7.2
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If the pH of a solution containing 10 mL of 0.5 M CH3COOH and 10 mL of 0.25 M NaOH is 5. What is the pKa of the acid?
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Which among the following pairs is not an acidic buffer?
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g of acetic acid is added to 250 mL of 0.1 M HCl and the solution made up to 500 mL. To 20 mL of this solution 1mL of 5M NaOH is added. The pH of the solution is ________
[Given: pKa of acetic acid =4.75, molar mass of acetic acid 60 g/mol,log3=0.4771 , Neglect any changes in volume]
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An acidic buffer is obtained on mixing:
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In order to prepare a buffer solution of pH5.74, sodium acetate is added to acetic acid. If the concentration of acetic acid in the buffer is 1.0 M, the concentration of sodium acetate in the buffer is ______M. (Round off to the Nearest Integer). Given: pKaacetic acid=4.74
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Addition of sodium hydroxide solution to a weak acid (HA) results in a buffer of pH 6. If ionization constant of HA is 10-5, the ratio of salt to acid concentration in the buffer solution will be:
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The negative logarithm of dissociation constant of NH4OH is 4.745. A buffer solution contains 0.035 mole  NH4OH and 0.35 mole NH4Cl per litre. The pH of the buffer solution is
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A buffer solution can be prepared by mixing equal volumes of
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The OH- concentration in a mixture of 5.0 mL of 0.0504 M NH4Cl and 2 mL of 0.0210 M NH3 solution is x×10-6 M. The value of x is (Nearest integer) [Given Kw=1×10-14 and Kb=1.8×10-5
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Calculate the pH of a solution containing 0.2M CH3COOH and 0.1M CH3COONa. The Ka of CH3COOH=1.8×10-5-log1.8×10-5=4.74
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If the molar concentrations of base and its conjugate acid are same, then pOH of the buffer solution is
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A solution of 0.1 M weak base (B) is titrated with 0.1 M of a strong acid (HA). The variation of pH of the solution with the volume of HA added is shown in the figure below. What is the pKb of the base? The neutralisation reaction is given by B+HABH++A-.

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50 mL of 0.2M ammonia solution is treated with 25 mL of 0.2 M HCl. If pKb of ammonia solution is 4.75, the pH of the mixture will be:
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Which one of the following pairs of solution is not an acidic buffer?