Question
Show that for an aqueous solution of a salt of weak base and strong acid 
where 
is the degree of hydrolysis.
Solution
Let the salt of weak base and strong acid be XY and hydrolysis reaction represented as:
Let c be the initial concentration of the salt and a be the degree of hydrolysis. At equilibrium, the concentration of various species is represented as:
X+ + H2O
XOH + H+
Initial conc. c 0 0
Equilibrium
conc.
Since
is very small as compared to unity.
Let c be the initial concentration of the salt and a be the degree of hydrolysis. At equilibrium, the concentration of various species is represented as:
X+ + H2O
XOH + H+Initial conc. c 0 0
Equilibrium
conc.
Since
is very small as compared to unity.
