Consider a solution containing 0.100M fluroide ions and 0.126M hydrogen fluroide. Calculate the concentration of fluoride ions after the addition of 5.00ml of 0.100M HCl to 25.0ml of this solution.
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Use the Henderson-Hasslebalch equation.
To calculate the concentration of fluoride ions after the addition of HCl, we can use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, which relates the pH of a solution to the concentrations of a weak acid and its conjugate base. In this case, the weak acid is hydrogen fluoride (HF) and its conjugate base is fluoride ions (F-).
The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation is given as:
pH = pKa + log([A-]/[HA])
Where pH is the solution's pH, pKa is the acid dissociation constant of the weak acid, [A-] is the concentration of the conjugate base, and [HA] is the concentration of the weak acid.
First, we need to find the pKa value of hydrogen fluoride. The pKa of HF is approximately 3.17.
Now, let's calculate the concentrations of fluoride ions and hydrogen fluoride before the addition of HCl.
Concentration of fluoride ions ([F-]) = 0.100 M
Concentration of hydrogen fluoride ([HF]) = 0.126 M
Next, we calculate the volume (V) of the solution after adding 5.00 mL of 0.100 M HCl into 25.0 mL of the original solution:
V = (25.0 mL + 5.00 mL) = 30.0 mL
Now, we can set up the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:
pH = pKa + log([F-]/[HF])
Substituting the known values:
pH = 3.17 + log([F-]/[0.126 M])
We can rearrange the equation to solve for the concentration of fluoride ions ([F-]):
[F-] = 10^(pH - pKa) * [HF]
Calculate the value of [F-] using the given pH, pKa, and concentration of HF.