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Title: What concentration of NH4NO3 is required to make [OH–] = 1.0 10–5 in a 0.200-M
Post by: ohHminus on Oct 21, 2015
What concentration of NH4NO3 is required to make [OH–] = 1.0   10–5 in a 0.200-M solution of NH3?

In my professors explainations, they do an ICE table and she automatically made NH4 initially equal to 0.78 M. Can you explain how she got this number?


Title: Re: What concentration of NH4NO3 is required to make [OH–] = 1.0 10–5 in a 0.200-M
Post by: bio_man on Oct 21, 2015
Hello there,

There is a very similar question found in the attachment below. See if it helps, and if it doesn't, give me another shout!


Title: Re: What concentration of NH4NO3 is required to make [OH–] = 1.0 10–5 in a 0.200-M
Post by: ohHminus on Oct 21, 2015
Hello there,

There is a very similar question found in the attachment below. See if it helps, and if it doesn't, give me another shout!

So I worked the problem and solved for NH4 getting 0.36 M for the final concentration, but for some reason its still not clicking as to where to get the .78. To solve for NH4 I just ignored that bit, skipped the ice table and solved by using "small x-approximation" as my professor calls it.


Title: Re: What concentration of NH4NO3 is required to make [OH–] = 1.0 10–5 in a 0.200-M
Post by: bio_man on Oct 21, 2015
Did the document I uploaded provide any insight?


Title: Re: What concentration of NH4NO3 is required to make [OH–] = 1.0 10–5 in a 0.200-M
Post by: j.cenzer24 on Mar 18, 2019
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Title: Re: What concentration of NH4NO3 is required to make [OH–] = 1.0 10–5 in a 0.200-M
Post by: brady818 on Mar 20, 2019
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Title: Re: What concentration of NH4NO3 is required to make [OH–] = 1.0 10–5 in a 0.200-M
Post by: sparky on Apr 8, 2019
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