The ionization constant of chloroacetic acid is 1.35 × 10–3 . What will be the pH of 0.1M acid and its 0.1M sodium salt solution?

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The ionization constant of chloroacetic acid is 1.35 × 10–3 . What will be the pH of 0.1M acid and its 0.1M sodium salt solution? 

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answered Oct 7, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 63 452 1332
selected Oct 8, 2017 by sanjeev
 
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It is given that Ka for ClCH2COOH is 1.35 × 10–3

ClCH2COONa is the salt of a weak acid i.e., ClCH2COOH and a strong base i.e., NaOH. 

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