Find the pH (initial pH –final pH) when 100 ml 0.01 M HCl is added in a solution containig 0.1 m molesof NaHCO3 solution of negligible volume ( Kai =10–7, Ka, =10–11 for H2CO3) :
pH of NaHCO3 solution = 9
Now H+ + HCO3– → H2CO3
∴ no. of mmole of HCl remaining = 1 – 0.1 = 0.9 mmole
∴ pH = – log (9 × 10–3) = – 2 log 3 + 3