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A basic buffer contains equal concentration of base and its salt. The dissociation constant of base is 10-6. Then the pH of the buffer solution is

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a

6

b

8

c

5

d

9

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The pH of the solution can be calculated as:

pH=14-pKb-logBaseSalt

Since, the amount of the Base and salt is same, it will cancel out. Putting the values, we get:

pH=14-6-log1

pH=14-6-0

pH=14-6

pH=8

Therefore, the correct option is (B).

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A basic buffer contains equal concentration of base and its salt. The dissociation constant of base is 10-6. Then the pH of the buffer solution is