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Table v Part A A beaker with 1.60x102 mL of an acetic acid buffer with a pH of 5

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Table v Part A A beaker with 1.60x102 mL of an acetic acid buffer with a pH of 5.000 is sitting on a benchtop. The total molarity of acid and conjugate base in this buffer is 0.100 M. A student adds 7.20 mL of a 4.740. Express your answer numerically to two decimal places. Use a minus (-) sign if the pH has 0.470 M HCl solution to the beaker. How much will the pHI change? The pK, of acetic acid is weak nd its decreased P View Available Hint(s) pair or ApH ey Submit X Incorrect; Try Again; 2 attempts remaining Provide Feedback Next > an E

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ANSWER:

pH of buffer is given as:

pH = pKa + log[CH3COO-] / [CH3COOH]

5.0 = 4.74 + log[CH3COO-] / [CH3COOH]

log[CH3COO-] / [CH3COOH] = 0.26

[CH3COO-] / [CH3COOH] = 1.8

[CH3COO-] = 1.98 [CH3COOH] =====1

Further [CH3COO-] + [CH3COOH] = 0.1 =====2

Substituting equation 1 in 2

1.8[CH3COOH] + [CH3COOH] = 0.1

2.8 [CH3COOH] = 0.1

[CH3COOH] = 0.1 / 2.8 = 0.035M;

Therefore [CH3COO-] = 0.1 - 0.035 = 0.065M

Moles of  [CH3COOH] = Molarity X volume = 0.035 X 160mL = 5.6 mmoles

Moles of [CH3COO-] = 0.065 X 160mL = 10.4 mmoles

Moles of HCl added = Molarity X Volume = 0.470 X 7.2mL = 3.384mmoles

3.384mmoles will react with 3.384mmoles of CH3COO- ion of the buffer as:

HCl + CH3COO- ------> CH3COOH + Cl-

Moles of CH3COO- left = 10.4 - 3.384 = 7.01 mmoles

Total Moles of CH3COOH after addition of HCl = 5. 6 + 3.384 = 8.98 moles

Molarity Of CH3COO- = mmoles / volume in mL = 7.01 mmol/ 167.2mL = 0.04 M

Total volume = 160mL (of buffer) + 7.2mL (of HCl) 167.2mL

Molarity Of CH3COOH = mmoles / volume in mL = 8.98 mmol/ 167.2mL = 0.05 M

pH = 4.74 + log[CH3COO-] / [CH3COOH] = 4.74 + log[0.04 / 0.05]

pH = 4.74 - 0.0969 = 4.6

Change in pH = 5.0 -4.6 = 0.4