Calculate the pH of a solution formed by mixing 20mL of 0.250M Formic Acid with 8mL of 0.400M NaOH
The ka of Formic Acid is 1.8 x 10-4
so first i changed the concentration due to the dilution
then i set up my reaction. Na is a spectator ion
and then i set up my chart to solve for x and ultimatley, the pH
HCOOH + NaOH --> H2O + HCOO
0.179M 0.114M --- 0
-x -x --- +x
----------------------------------
0.179-x 0.114-x ---- x
set this all equal to ka --> ka = (x) / [( 0.179-x) (0.114-x)]
x = 3.67 x 10-6
pOH = -log (x) , pH = poH - 14 = 13.06 <----thats my answer. but the book says the pH is 3.99
what was done wrong??