pH of a solution from 200 mL acetic acid mixed with 100 mL NaOH

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Homework Statement


A solution is prepared by mixing 200 mL of 0.2 M CH3COOH with 100 mL of 0.1 M of NaOH solution.Calculate the pH of the solution.(Ka=1.8x10^-5)


I really don't know how to start this, so please help me.Its going to be a similar one on my exam tomorrow.

Thanks.
 
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Some of what you are missing is to fill in THIS information more precisely:

Homework Equations

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CH3OOH + NaOH ⇔ NaCH3OO + H2O

Ka = [itex]\frac{[H][CH3OO]}{[CH3OOH]}[/itex]