A 25.0-mL sample of 0.10 M C₂H₅NH₂ (ethylamine) is titrated with 0.15 M HCl. What is the pH of the solution after 9.00 mL of acid have been added to the amine? [K_b(C₂H₅NH₂) = 6.5 × 10^-4]

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To find the pH after adding 9.00 mL of 0.15 M HCl to 25.0 mL of 0.10 M ethylamine, first calculate the moles of ethylamine and HCl initially present. For ethylamine: $n = C \times V = 0.10 \, \text{M} \times 0.025 \, \text{L} = 0.0025 \, \text{mol}$. For HCl: $n = C \times V = 0.15 \, \text{M} \times 0.009 \, \text{L} = 0.00135 \, \text{mol}$. After the reaction, $0.0025 - 0.00135 = 0.00115 \, \text{mol}$ of ethylamine remains unreacted. The concentration of the ethylamine in the new volume (25.0 mL + 9.0 mL = 34.0 mL or 0.034 L) is $C = \frac{n}{V} = \frac{0.00115}{0.034} = 0.03382 \, \text{M}$. Using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, $pH = pK_b + \log\left(\frac{[\text{base}]}{[\text{acid}]}\right)$, where the concentration of the base is the concentration of unreacted ethylamine and the concentration of the acid is the concentration of the ethylammonium ion formed. Since the stoichiometry of the reaction is 1:1, the concentration of the ethylammonium ion is equal to the initial amount of HCl added minus any excess ethylamine, which is $0.00135 \, \text{mol}$. The concentration of the ethylammonium ion in the solution is $C = \frac{0.00135}{0.034} = 0.03971 \, \text{M}$. The $pK_b$ of ethylamine is given as $6.5 \times 10^{-4}$, so the $pK_a$ of the conjugate acid (ethylammonium ion) can be found using the relation $pK_a = 14 - pK_b$. However, the given $pK_b$ value seems to be incorrectly formatted and should likely represent the $pK_b$ value directly, not as $6.5 \times 10^{-4}$. Assuming a direct $pK_b$ value, the calculation should proceed with the correct interpretation of the given $pK_b$, and the pH calculated using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. The error in interpreting the $pK_b$ value affects the calculation process, but the correct approach involves using the moles of reactants and products to find concentrations, then applying the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to find the pH.

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