JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Equilibrium / साम्यावस्था Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    The hydrogen ion concentration of a \[0.006\,\,M\] benzoic acid solution is \[({{K}_{a}}=6\times {{10}^{-5}})\]   [MP PET 1994]

    A)                 \[0.6\times {{10}^{-4}}\]              

    B)                 \[6\times {{10}^{-4}}\]

    C)                 \[6\times {{10}^{-5}}\]  

    D)                 \[3.6\times {{10}^{-4}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Initial concentration = 0.006 M  Þ \[{{K}_{a}}=6\times {{10}^{-5}}\]                    equilibrium reaction.                    \[\underset{C(1-a)\,\,\,}{\mathop{\underset{C}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COOH}}\,}}\,\]⇌\[\underset{Ca}{\mathop{\underset{O}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}CO{{O}^{-}}}}\,}}\,+\underset{Ca\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\underset{O\,\,\text{initial}}{\mathop{{{H}^{+}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}}\,}}\,\]          \[{{K}_{a}}=C{{\alpha }^{2}}\]     \[(\because 1-\alpha \approx 1)\]for weak electrolyte          \[\alpha =\sqrt{\frac{{{K}_{a}}}{C}}\]; \[\alpha =\sqrt{\frac{6\times {{10}^{-5}}}{0.006}}\]; \[\alpha ={{10}^{-1}}\]                                 \[\because \,[{{H}^{+}}]=C\alpha \]\[=0.006\times {{10}^{-1}}\]\[=6\times {{10}^{-4}}\]M.


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