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Reaction in a buffer medium (Level ****)


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An organic nitro compound is electrolytically reduced in an aqueous acetate buffer solution having total acetate (HOAc+OAc-) 0.500 M and pH=5.0. 300 ml of the buffered solution containing 0.01M RNO2 was reduced completely. The dissociation constant of acetic acid is [math]1.75 \times 10^{-5}[/math] at 298 K. The reaction is

 

[math]RNO_2 + 4H^+ + 4e^- \rightarrow RNHOH + H_2O[/math]

 

Calculate the pH of the solution on completion of the reduction.

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If someone does find this out, and does not want to give the answer bluntly, please send it to me threw a PM with a short description of how you got it. I would really be interested to know, because im trying to learn how to work these forumla type-problems.

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