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how does the pH change? (Half difficult, half easy problem)
« on: October 21, 2015, 12:50:27 PM »
If U have 0,3 Molar of carbonic acid and the [CO_32- is 2*10-13M in a system of the following equlibriums:
H2CO3 <=> H+ HCo3(-)
HCO3(-) <=> H+ CO3(2-) How will the pH vaulebe affected if u add LiHCO_3 to the reaction?
Given is that kb for HCO3(-) is bigger than ka so it works more like a base than an acid. But Im unsure how i use le chateliers principle to answer this question? How should i resonate?
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Re: how does the pH change? (Half difficult, half easy problem)
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2015, 03:06:26 PM »
Concentration of CO32- doesn't matter. If you have a solution of carbonic acid its pH is dominated by the first dissociation step. What happens to the first dissociation equilibrium when you add HCO3-?
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