Chemistry · Ionic Equilibrium

JEE Main 2026 — 28 January, Morning Shift — Question 48

Consider a weak base ' B ' of pKb=5.699\mathrm{pK}_{\mathrm{b}}=5.699. ' x ' mL of 0.02 M HCl and ' y ' mL of 0.02 M weak base ' B ' are mixed to make 100 mL of a buffer of pH 9 at 25∘C25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}. The values of ' x ' and ' y ' respectively are: [Given: log⁡2=0.3010,log⁡3=0.4771,log⁡5=0.699\log 2=0.3010, \log 3=0.4771, \log 5=0.699 ]

  1. Option A:

    x=11.1, y=88.9

  2. Option B:

    x=42.7, y=57.3

  3. Option C:

    x=14.3, y=85.7

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    x=85.7, y=14.3

Answer: C

Step-by-step solution

HCl0.02M+B0.02M→BH++Cl− \underset{0.02 \mathrm{M}}{\mathrm{HCl}}+\underset{0.02 \mathrm{M}}{\mathrm{B}} \rightarrow \mathrm{BH}^{+}+\mathrm{Cl}^{-} tf00.02ym−0.02x0.02x \mathrm{t}_{\mathrm{f}} 0 0.02 \mathrm{ym}-0.02 \mathrm{x} 0.02 \mathrm{x} pOH=pKb+log⁡[ Salt  Base ]\mathrm{pOH}=\mathrm{pK}_{\mathrm{b}}+\log \left[\frac{\text { Salt }}{\text { Base }}\right] 5=5.699+log⁡[ Salt  Base ]5=5.699+\log \left[\frac{\text { Salt }}{\text { Base }}\right] xy−x=15\frac{\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{y}-\mathrm{x}}=\frac{1}{5} 6x=y6 \mathrm{x}=\mathrm{y} 7x=1007 \mathrm{x}=100 x=1007ml\mathrm{x}=\frac{100}{7} \mathrm{ml} &y=6007ml\& \mathrm{y}=\frac{600}{7} \mathrm{ml}

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Ionic Equilibrium
Topic
pH of solution containing implicit reaction
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