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Equilibrium

Question
CBSEENCH11008365

In a buffer solution containing an equal concentration of B- and HB, the Kb for B- is 10-10.The pH of buffer solution is

  • 10

  • 7

  • 6

  • 4

Solution

D.

4

For basic buffer
pOH space equals space pK subscript straight b space plus space log space fraction numerator left square bracket salt right square bracket over denominator left square bracket base right square bracket end fraction
ii right parenthesis thin space pH space plus pOH space equals space 14
Given comma space straight K subscript straight b space equals space 1 space straight x space 10 to the power of negative 10 end exponent. space left square bracket salt right square bracket space equals space left square bracket base right square bracket
pOH space equals space minus space log space straight K subscript straight b space plus space log space fraction numerator left square bracket salt right square bracket over denominator left square bracket base right square bracket end fraction
pOH space equals space minus space log space left parenthesis 1 space straight x space 10 to the power of negative 10 end exponent right parenthesis space plus space log space 1
equals space 10
pH space plus space pOH space equals space 14
pH space equals space 14 minus 10 space equals space 4