Acid-Base Titrations

AP Chemistry· difficulty 4/5

A weak acid HA (25.0 mL, 0.100 M) is titrated with 0.100 M NaOH. The midpoint of the curve occurs at pH 4.74.

V NaOH (mL) pH midpt 12.5 mL pH=4.74

What is pKa for HA?

  • A

    5.00

  • B

    7.00

  • C

    9.26

  • D

    4.74

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Explanation

At the half-equivalence (midpoint), [HA] = [A⁻], so pH = pKa. Therefore pKa = 4.74.

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