1. What is the pH of a water that contains 120 mg/L of bicarbonate and 15 mg/L of carbonate ions?

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1. What is the pH of a water that contains 120 mg/L of bicarbonate and 15 mg/L of carbonate
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Hint: remember to use the equilibriums as follows:
(H*][HCO;"] - KAL - 4.47 x 107 mol/L
[H, CO,]
[H*][CO,²]
[HCO,]
KA2 = 4.68 x 10" mol/L
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Transcribed Image Text:1. What is the pH of a water that contains 120 mg/L of bicarbonate and 15 mg/L of carbonate ions? Hint: remember to use the equilibriums as follows: (H*][HCO;"] - KAL - 4.47 x 107 mol/L [H, CO,] [H*][CO,²] [HCO,] KA2 = 4.68 x 10" mol/L %3D
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Given: Concentration of bicarbonate i.e. HCO3- = 120 mg/L.

And concentration of carbonate i.e. CO32- = 15 mg/L.

Molar mass of HCO3- is 61 g/mol and that of CO32- is 60 g/mol.

Since molar concentration = Concentration in mg/LMolar mass × 1000Hence molar concentration of HCO3- = 1201000 × 61 = 0.0019672 M approx.And molar concentration of CO32- = 151000 × 60 = 0.000250 M.

 

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