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16 December, 00:33

A buffer solution contains 0.11 mol of acetic acid and 0.13 mol of sodium acetate in 1.00 L. What is the pH of this buffer?

What is the pH of the buffer after the addition of 2?

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  1. 16 December, 00:58
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    Henderson Hasselbalch equation: pH = pKa + log [salt]/[acid]

    You need to know the pKa for acetic acid. Looking it up one finds it to be 4.76

    (a). pH = 4.76 + log [0.13]/[0.10]

    = 4.76 + 0.11

    = 4.87

    (b) KOH + CH3COOH = >H2O + CH3COOK so (acid) goes down and (salt) goes up. Assuming no change in volume, you have 0.10 mol acid - 0.02 mol = 0.08 mol acid and 0.13 mol salt + 0.02 mol = 0.15 mol salt

    pH = 4.76 + log [0.15]/[0.08]

    = 4.76 + 0.27

    = 5.03
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