Ionic Strength Calculation: How to Account for All Ions in a Solution?

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The discussion focuses on calculating ionic strength in a solution containing acetic acid, NaCl, and NaOH. The user references the correction method by Sortwell (2001) for determining the undissociated acetic acid concentration, emphasizing the importance of accounting for ionic strength to accurately calculate pKa. It is established that all ions present in the solution, including NaCl and NaOH, must be considered in the ionic strength calculation.

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Hi,

I have a solution containing acetic acid and NaCl. The solution is adjusted to a particular pH value by adding NaOH. For the calculation of the undissociated acetic acid concentration, I use the correction suggested by Sortwell 2001 (J. Food Prot. 63(2): 222-230 (2000)), which says that I have to account for the ionic strength in order to calculate pKa properly.

But my question is: how do I calculate this ionic strength? Do I only take NaCl into account? Or do I also account for the presence of NaOH?

Thanks!
 
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All ions present in the solution, but I have already answered this question somewhere else :wink:
 
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