You have 333 mL of alkaline solution at pH = 11.1. You wish to neutralize this by reacting it with 222 mL of acid. What must be the value of the pH of the acid?

just use the formula pH + pOH = 14.0 where pH is unknown and pOH is currently the pH given in the question because, it is a weak base.

Answer please...

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answer is 2.9

I do not believe the answer is 2.9. It should be 2.9 ONLY if the volume of the base = volume of acid but it isn't. The acid is stronger than the base (222 mL vs 333 mL); therefore, the acid should be slightly lower in pH than 2.9. My calculator says 2.7.

2.9 is correct. pH = 14-11.1= 2.9

To determine the value of the pH of the acid that is needed to neutralize the alkaline solution, we can use the concept of acid-base neutralization.

In this case, we have 333 mL of an alkaline solution, which has a pH of 11.1. We also have 222 mL of acid that we want to react with the alkaline solution.

To neutralize an acid and a base, we must ensure that the number of moles of acid is equal to the number of moles of base. In this case, the volumes of the solutions can be used as an approximation for the number of moles of acid and base.

First, we need to calculate the number of moles of acid and base by considering their volumes and concentrations. Let's assume the acid concentration is labeled as C1 and the base concentration is labeled as C2.

Since the volumes of the acid and base solutions are given in milliliters (mL), we need to convert them to liters (L) for our calculations:

Volume of acid = 222 mL = 222/1000 L = 0.222 L
Volume of base = 333 mL = 333/1000 L = 0.333 L

Next, we can use the equation for pH to find the concentration of the base solution:

pH = -log(C2)
10^(-pH) = C2

We know that the pH of the base solution is 11.1, so substituting this value into the equation, we get:

10^(-11.1) = C2

Now that we have the concentration of the base solution, we can determine the concentration of the acid solution by equating the moles of acid and base:

C1 * 0.222 = C2 * 0.333

Substituting the value of C2 from above, we get:

C1 * 0.222 = 10^(-11.1) * 0.333

Next, we can solve for the concentration of the acid solution, C1:

C1 = (10^(-11.1) * 0.333) / 0.222

Using a calculator, we find that C1 ≈ 1.669 * 10^(-9) M.

Finally, we can find the pH of the acid solution by taking the negative logarithm (base 10) of the concentration:

pH = -log(C1)
pH = -log(1.669 * 10^(-9))
pH ≈ 8.78

Therefore, the value of the pH of the acid solution that will neutralize the alkaline solution is approximately 8.78.