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You are to prepare 100. mL of an acetate buffer of pH 5.00 using 1.0 M acetic ac

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Question

You are to prepare 100. mL of an acetate buffer of pH 5.00 using 1.0 M acetic acid (HC2H3O2) and solid sodium acetate (NaC2H3O2). To prepare for the investigation, complete the following calculations. The pKa for HC2H3O2 is 4.75.

(a) What ratio of [NaC2H3O2] to [HC2H3O2] is required?

(b) You will want the concentrations relatively dilute, so use an acid concentration of 0.10 M. What volume of 1.0 M HC2H3O2 would be needed to prepare 100. mL of buffer with an acid concentration of 0.10 M? mL

(c) How many grams of NaC2H3O2 · 3 H2O would be needed to prepare 100. mL of buffer if the acid concentration is 0.10 M? g (

d) If you add 2.7 mL of 0.50 M NaOH to 25.0 mL of the buffer, what is the new pH?

Explanation / Answer

PH   = Pka + log[NaC2H3O2]/[HC2H3O2]

5     = 4.75 +log[NaC2H3O2]/[HC2H3O2]

log[NaC2H3O2]/[HC2H3O2]   = 5-4.75

log[NaC2H3O2]/[HC2H3O2]   = 0.25

[NaC2H3O2]/[HC2H3O2]     = 10^0.25   = 1.7782

b. M1V1 = M2V2

V1    = M2V2/M1

          = 0.1*100/1   = 10ml

c. no of moles of NaC2H3O2 · 3 H2O = molarity * volume in L

                                                        = 0.1*0.1 = 0.01moles

mass of NaC2H3O2 · 3 H2O   = no of moles * gram molar mass

                                             = 0.01*136   = 1.36g

d.

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