Q. The degree of hydrolysis in hydrolytic equilibrium $A^{-} + H_{2}O \rightleftharpoons HA + OH^{-}$ at salt concentration of 0.001 M is ($K_{a} = 1 \times 10^{- 5}$)

A) $1 \times 10^{- 3}$
B) $1 \times 10^{- 4}$
C) $5 \times 10^{- 4}$
D) $1 \times 10^{- 6}$
Explanation

(a)
Given, $K_{w} = 10^{- 14},\ K_{a} = 10^{- 5}$
Concentration of salt = 0.001 M
$\therefore$ $K_{h} = \frac{K_{w}}{K_{a}} = \frac{10^{- 14}}{10^{- 5}} = 10^{- 9}$
According to equation
$A^{-} + H_{2}O \rightleftharpoons HA + OH^{-}$
Let degree of hydrolysis=$h$
$\therefore\ \ \ \ \ \ 0.001(1 - h)(0.001 \times h)(0.001 \times h)$
$\therefore$ $K_{h} = \frac{\lbrack HA\rbrack\lbrack OH^{-}\rbrack}{\lbrack A^{-}\rbrack} = \frac{(0.001 \times h)(0.001 \times h)}{0.001(1 - h)}$
or $10^{- 9} = (0.001h)^{2}$ $\lbrack\because 0.001(1 - h) = 1\rbrack$
or $10^{- 6} = h^{2}$
$\therefore$ $10^{- 3} = h$

Dr. Abubacker
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