MEDIUMMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryPhysical ChemistryIonic equilibriumConjugate Pair

HCN is  a weak  acid (Ka =  6.2 ×  10–10).  NH4OH  is a weak base (Kb = 1.8 × 10–5). A 1M solution of NH4CN would be :

A.strongly acidic
B.weakly acidic
C.neutral
D.weakly basic✓ Correct
Explanation

4 4 2 HCN NH OH NH CN H O 4 NH CN undergo both cationic and anionic hydrolysis and pH is calculated as per the formula a b w 1 pH = pK pK pK 2 w pK 14 a pK 9.21 b pK 4.74 Thus, pH = 9.2 (weakly basic)

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