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ChemistryIonic EquilibriumMiscellaneous/MixedEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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Acetic acid and propionic acid haveKavalues1.75×10-5and 1.3 ×  10 −5 respectively at a certain temperature. An equimolar solution of a mixture of the two acids is partially neutralized by NaOH. How is the ratio of the contents of acetate and propionate ions related to theKavalues and the molarity ?

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Answer:
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Solution:

In a given mixture, the ionization of two acids can be written as : Letα,βbe degree of ionization at same concentration.
CH3COOH1-α⇌CH3COO-+αH+α+β
C2H5COOH1-β⇌C2H5COO-+βH+α+β
∴  K Acetic acid  =  α α + β ·c 1−α
K Propionic acid  =  β α + β ⋅c 1−β
∴  K Acetic acid K Propionic acid  =  α 1−α  ×  1−β β
orα1-α=1·751·3×β1-β

Stream:NTA_ABHYASSubject:ChemistryTopic:Ionic EquilibriumSubtopic:Miscellaneous/Mixed
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