Consider the following data on some weak acids and weak bases acid
Ka
name formula
acetic acid
HCH3CO2
1.8 x10−5
hydrocyanic acid
HCN
4.9 x 10−10
base
Kb
name formula
pyridine
C5H5N
1.7 x 10−9
ammonia
NH3
1.8 x 10−5
Use this data to rank the following solutions in order of increasing pH. In other words, select a '1' next to the solution that will have the lowest pH, a '2' next to the solution that will have the next lowest pH, and so on.
a. 0.1M NaCH3CO2
b. 0.1M NH4Br
c. 0.1M NaBr
d. 0.1M KCN