What is the pH of 0.10M sodium acetate (NaAc) solution? The Ka of acetic acid (HAc) is 1.8×10^-5

Question

A. 1.0

B. 0.10

C. 7.0

D. 8.

E. 5.1

Answer 1

You don't even have to do any calculations for this because the pH of NaAc will have to be >7 since it is the salt of a strong base and a weak acid.  So, the only possible answer would be D, pH 8.