$\text{K}_{\text{a}_1}=\frac{[\text{H}^+][\text{HS}^-]}{[\text{H}_2\text{S}]}$ $9.1\times10^{-8}=\frac{\text{(x)(x)}}{0.1-\text{x}}$
$(9.1\times10^{-8})(0.1-\text{x})=\text{x}^2$
$\text{Taking 0.1}-\text{xM};0.1\text{M, we have }(9.1\times10^{-8})(0.1)=\text{x}^2.$
$9.1\times10^{-9}=\text{x}^2$
$\text{x}=\sqrt{9.1\times10^{-9}}$
$=9.54\times10^{-5}\text{M}$
$\Rightarrow[\text{HS}^-]=9.54\times10^{-5}\text{M}$
Case II (in the presence of HCl):
In the presence of 0.1 M of HCl, let [HS-] be yM.
Then,
| | $\text{H}_2\text{S}$ | $\leftrightarrow$ | $\text{HS}^-$ | $+$ | $\text{H}^+$ | | $\text{C}_\text{f}$ | $0.1$ | | $0$ | | $0$ | | $\text{C}_\text{f}$ | $0.1-\text{y}$ | | $\text{y}$ | | $\text{y}$ | |
Also,
| $\text{HCl}$ | $\leftrightarrow$ | $\text{H}^+$ | $+$ | $\text{Cl}^-$ |
| | | $0.1$ | | $0.1$ |
Now, $\text{K}_{\text{a}_1}=\frac{[\text{HS}^-][\text{H}^+]}{[\text{H}_2\text{S}]}$
$\text{K}_{\text{c}_1}=\frac{[\text{y}(0.1+\text{y})]}{0.1-\text{y}}$ $(\because\ 0.1-\text{y};0.1\text{M})$
$9.1\times10^{-8}=\frac{\text{y}\times0.1}{0.1}$
$9.1\times10^{-8}=\text{y}$ $(\text{and}\ 0.1+\text{y};0.1\text{M})$
$\Rightarrow[\text{HS}^-]=9.1\times10^{-8}$
- To calculate the concentration of [S2-]:
Case I (in the absence of 0.1 M HCl):
$\text{HS}^-\leftrightarrow\text{H}^++\text{S}^{2-}$
$[\text{HS}^-]=9.54\times10^{-5}\text{M}$ (From first ionization, case I)
Let $[\text{S}^{2-}]$ be x.
Also, $[\text{H}^+]=9.54\times10^{-5}\text{M}$ (From first ionization, case I)
$\text{K}_{\text{a}_2}=\frac{[\text{H}^+][\text{S}^{2-}]}{[\text{HS}^-]}$
$\text{K}_{\text{a}_2}=\frac{(9.54\times10^{-5})(\text{x})}{9.54\times10^{-5}}$
$1.2\times10^{-13}=\text{x}=[\text{S}^{2-}]$
Case II (in the presence of 0.1 M HCl):
Again, let the concentration of HS– be X'M.
$[\text{HS}^-]=9.1\times10^{-8}\text{M}$ (From first ionization, case II)
$[\text{H}^+]=0.1\text{M}$ (From HCl, case II)
$[\text{S}^{2-}]=\text{x}'$
Then, $\text{K}_{\text{a}_2}=\frac{[\text{H}^+][\text{S}^{2-}]}{[\text{HS}^-]}$
$1.2\times10^{-13}=\frac{(0.1)(\text{x}')}{9.1\times10^{-8}}$
$10.92\times10^{-21}=0.1\text{x}'$
$\frac{10.92\times10^{-21}}{0.1}=\text{x}'$
$\text{x}'=\frac{1.092\times10^{-20}}{0.1}$
$=1.092\times10^{-19}\text{M}$
$\Rightarrow\text{K}_{\text{a}_1}=1.74\times10^{-5}$