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6 February, 02:04

Muscle physiologists study the accumulation of lactic acid [CH3CH (OH) COOH] during exercise. Food chemists study its occurrence in sour milk, beer, wine, and fruit. Industrial microbiologists study its formation by various bacterial species from carbohydrates. A biochemist prepares a lactic acid-lactate buffer by mixing 225 mL of 0.85 M lactic acid (Ka = 1.38 * 10-4) with 435 mL of 0.68 M sodium lactate. What is the buffer pH?

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  1. 6 February, 02:07
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    4.1

    Explanation:

    First, we will calculate the moles of each species.

    Lactic acid: 0.225 L * 0.85 mol/L = 0.19 mol Lactate: 0.435 L * 0.68 mol/L = 0.30 mol

    The volume of the mixture is 0.225 L + 0.435 L = 0.660 L

    The concentration of the species in the buffer are:

    Lactic acid: 0.19 mol/0.660 L = 0.29 M Lactate: 0.30 mol/0.660 L = 0.45 M

    We can find the pH of the buffer using the Henderson-Hasselbach equation.

    pH = pKa + log [lactate] / [lactic acid]

    pH = - log 1.38 * 10⁻⁴ + log 0.45 M / 0.29 M

    pH = 4.1
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