JEE Main Chemistry question
100 mL of 1 N NH₄OH (Kb=5×10⁻⁵) is neutralized to equivalence point by 1 N HCl. The pH of solution at equivalence point is:
Answer: (D)
Solution
NH₄Cl formed, [salt]=0.5M (diluted by equal volume). Ka(NH₄⁺)=Kw/Kb=2×10⁻¹⁰. [H⁺]=√(2×10⁻¹⁰×0.5)=10⁻⁵; pH=5.