19.5 g of fluoro acetic acid (molar mass = 78 g mol-1) is dissolved in 500 g of water at 298 K. The depression in the freezing point of water was 1°C. What is Ka of fluoro acetic acid ? (For water, Kf = 1.86 K kg mol-1). Assume molarity and molality to have same values.
- 10-6
- 4 10-4
- 3 10-5
- 3 10-3
Answer
(4) 3 10-3
Solution
Moles of acid = 19.578 = 0.25 mol
Molality, m = 0.250.5 kg = 0.5 mol kg-1 (= molarity C, as given)
Tf = i Kf m
⇒ 1 = i 1.86 0.5
⇒ i = 10.93 = 1.075
For HA H+ + A-: i = 1 +
⇒ = 0.075
Ka = C 21-
⇒ Ka = 0.5 (0.075)20.925
⇒ Ka = 2.81 10-30.925
∴ Ka 3.04 10-3 3 10-3
Answer: (4)