Re: c(NH4+) ions and Ka
Updated: 2012-02-08 15:49:51
In the 1st one I got the answer this way: calculated the c(NH3) after the mixing, c(OH-) through the KOH and used for Kb 1,8*10^-5.For the 2nd one I found an answer by the authors of the book (not much explained) and they got the answer calculating that this is not a buffer. I don't know why.

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