Question

Hydroxylamine is a weak molecular base with kb = 6.6 x 10-9. what is the ph of a 0.0500 m solution of hydroxylamine?

Answer 1

Answer is: pH of hydroxylamine solution is 9,23.

Kb(NH₂OH) = 1,8·10⁻⁵.
c₀(NH₂OH) = 0,0500 M = 0,05 mol/L.
c(NH₂⁺) = c(OH⁻) = x.

c(NH₂OH) = 0,05 mol/L - x.
Kb = c(NH₂⁺) · c(OH⁻) / c(NH₂OH).

0,0000000066 = x² / (0,05 mol/L - x).

solve quadratic equation: x = c(OH⁻) = 0,000018 mol/L.
pOH = -log(0,000018 mol/L) = 4,74.
pH = 14 - 4,74 = 9,23.