(i) Ostwald's dilution law relates the dissociation constant of the weak acid (K_a) with its degree of dissociation (α) and the concentration (c).
where  \(\alpha=\frac{\text { Number of moles dissociated }}{\text { Total number of moles }}\)
(ii) The dissociation of acetic acid can be represented as
\(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH} \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{H}^{+}+\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COO}^{-}\)
The dissociation constant of acetic acid is,
\({ K }_{ a }=\frac { \left[ { H }^{ + } \right] \left[ { CH }_{ 3 }COO^{ - } \right] }{ \left[ { CH }_{ 3 }COOH \right] } \)  ........(1) 

Substituting the equilibrium concentration in equation (1)
\({ K }_{ a }=\cfrac { \left( \alpha C \right) \left( \alpha C \right) }{ \left( 1-\alpha \right) C } \) 
\({ K }_{ a }=\cfrac { { \alpha }^{ 2 }C }{ 1-\alpha } \) .......(2) 
(iii) We know that weak acid dissociates only to a very small extent compared to one, a is so small and hence in the denominator (1 - α) ⋍1. The above expression (2) now becomes,
k_a =a²C \(\Rightarrow { \alpha }^{ 2 }=\cfrac { { k }_{ a } }{ C } \) ; \(\alpha =\sqrt { \cfrac { { K }_{ a } }{ C } } \) 
(iv) When dilution increases, the degree of dissociation of weak electrolyte also increases. This is called Ostwald's dilution law
Also \(;\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]=\alpha \mathrm{C}\) and \(\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]=\left(\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}}}{\mathrm{C}}}\right) \mathrm{C}=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}} \mathrm{C}^{2}}{\mathrm{C}}}=\sqrt{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \mathrm{C}}\)
Similarly for a weak base
\(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{b}}=\alpha^2 \mathrm{C} ; \quad \therefore \alpha=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{b}}}{\mathrm{C}}}, \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} & {\left[\mathrm{OH}^{-}\right] \alpha \mathrm{C}=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{b}}}{\mathrm{C}}} \times \mathrm{C}=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{b}} \mathrm{C}^2}{\mathrm{C}}}=\sqrt{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{b}} \mathrm{C}}} \end{aligned}\)

(i) Let us consider the reactions between a strong acid, HCI, and a weak base, NH₄OH, to produce a salt, NH₄CI, and water.
HCI_(aq) + NH₄OH_(aq) ⇌ NH₄CI_(aq) + H₂O _(I)
NH₄CI_(aq) ⟶ NH₄⁺ +CI^-_(aq)
(ii) NH₄⁺ is a strong conjugate acid of the weak base NH₄OH and it has a tendency to react with OH^- from water to produce unionised NH₄OH
NH₄⁺ _(aq) + H₂O_(I) ⇌ NH₄OH_(aq) + H⁺_(aq)
(iii) There is no such tendency shown by Cl^- and therefore [H⁺] > [OH^-]; the solution is acidic and the pH is less than 7.
(iv) The K_h and K_b are related by
\(\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{h}} \cdot \mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{b}}=\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{w}}\)
(Or)
\(\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{h}}=\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{w}}}{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{b}}}\)
Degree of hydrolysis (h)
\(\underset{(1-h)}{\mathrm{NH}_{4}^{+}(\mathrm{aq})}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{(j)} \rightleftharpoons \underset{h} {\mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{OH}_{(\mathrm{aq})}} +\mathrm{H}^{+} \underset{h}{(\mathrm{aq})}\\ \)
\(\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{h}} =\frac{\left[\mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{OH}\right]\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]}{\left[\mathrm{NH}_{4}^{+}\right]} \\ \)
\(=\frac{\mathrm{hc} \times \mathrm{h}}{(1-\mathrm{h}) \mathrm{c}} \)
\(K_{h}=\frac{h^{2} c}{(1-h)} \)
\(\text{If } \mathrm{h}<<1 ; \mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{h}} \simeq \mathrm{h}^{2} \mathrm{c} \)
\(h^{2}=\frac{K_{h}}{c}\)
\(h=\sqrt{\frac{K_{h}}{c}} \ (or) \ h=\sqrt{\frac{K_{w}}{K_{b} \cdot C}} \quad\left(\because K_{h}=\frac{K_{w}}{K_{b}}\right)\)
Also; \(\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]=\sqrt{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{h}} \cdot \mathrm{C}} \) (or) \(\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{w}} \cdot \mathrm{C}}{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{b}}}}\)
pH = -log [H⁺]

HCN is a weak acid
\({\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right] } =\sqrt{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \mathrm{C}}  \)
\(=\sqrt{10^{-9} \times 0.4}  \)
\(=\sqrt{4 \times 10^{-10}}   \)
\(=2 \times 10^{-5} \)
\(\mathrm{pH} =-\log _{10}\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]  \)
\(=-\log _{10}\left(2 \times 10^{-5}\right)  \)
\(=-\left[\log _{10} 2-5 \log 10\right]  \)
\(=5-\log 2\)
= 5-0.3010 = 4.6990

Considering Ba(OH)₂ to be a strong base:
\(\text { Normality } =\text { Molarity } \times \text { Acidity }  \)
\(=1.5 \times 10^{-3} \times 2\)
\({\left[\mathrm{OH}^{-}\right] } =3 \times 10^{-3}  \)
\(\mathrm{pOH} =-\log _{10}[\mathrm{OH}^-]  \)
\(=-\log _{10}\left(3 \times 10^{-3}\right)  \)
\(=-\left[\log _{10} 3+3 \log 10\right]  \)
= 3-log 3 
= 3-0.4771 
= 2.5229 
\(\mathrm{pH} =14-\mathrm{pOH} \)
= 14-2.5229 
pH = 11.4771 = 11.48

pH=-log[H⁺]
For weak acids,
\(= \sqrt{k_a \times C}\)
=\(\sqrt{1.8\times10^{-5}\times0.1}\)
=\(1.34 \times10^{-3}\) M
\(pH=-\log(1.34\times10^{-3})\)
= 3-log1.34
= 3-0.1271
= 2.8729 \(\simeq\) 2.87