NEET Chemistry ยท Hard

Equilibrium: Buffer numeric MCQ

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Buffer numericHardQuestion 24085

Question

If [salt]/[acid] = 10 in an acidic buffer, then pH is:

  1. A
    pKa + 1
    Correct
  2. B
    pKa - 1
  3. C
    14 - pKa
  4. D
    pKa only

Correct answer

pKa + 1

Explanation

Log 10 = 1.