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A 0.10 mol dm3 ammonia solution is placed in a flask and titrated with a 0.10 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid solution.

When half the ammonia has been neutralized (the half-equivalence point), the pH of the solution is 9.25. Deduce the relationship between [NH3] and NH4+ at the half equivalence point.

Important Questions on Acids and Bases (AHL)

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A 0.10 mol dm3 ammonia solution is placed in a flask and titrated with a 0.10 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid solution.

Determine pKb and Kb for ammonia based on the pH at the half-equivalence point.

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A 0.10 mol dm3 ammonia solution is placed in a flask and titrated with a 0.10 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid solution.

Describe the significance of the halfequivalence point in terms of its effectiveness as a buffer.

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Which statement explains why ammonia can act as a Lewis base?
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Which equation represents an acid–base reaction according to the Lewis theory but not the Bronsted–Lowry theory?
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The equilibrium reached when ethanoic acid is added to water can be represented by the following equation:

CH3COOH(l)+H2O(1)CH3COO(aq)+H3O+(aq)

Define the terms Brønsted–Lowry acid and Lewis base, and identify two examples of each of these species in the equation.

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Deduce the two acids and their conjugate bases in the following reaction:

H2O(l)+NH3(aq)OH(aq)+NH4+(aq)