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A buffer solution is prepared by mixing 500.0 mL of 0.600 M CH3COOH with 500.0 m

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Question

A buffer solution is prepared by mixing 500.0 mL of 0.600 M CH3COOH with 500.0 mL of a 1.00 M CH3COONa solution. What is the pH of the resulting solution?

Calculate the cell emf for the following reaction: 2Ag+ (0.10 M) + H2 (1.0 atm) Æ 2Ag(s) + 2H+ (pH = 8.00)

Methyl orange is an indicator (buffer solution) that is red in its acidic form (HMO) and orange in its basic form (MO- ). A solution at pH 5.0 contains methyl orange. Calculate the ratio of concentrations [MO- ]/[HMO] in this solution. pKa methyl orange = 3.9

Explanation / Answer

no of moles of CH3COOH = molarity * volume in L

                                          = 0.6*0.5 = 0.3 moles

no of moles of CH3COONa   = molarity * volume in L

                                             = 1*0.5 = 0.5 moles

PH = PKa + log[CH3COONa]/[CH3COOH]

       = 4.75 + log0.5/0.3

        = 4.75 + 0.2218 = 4.9718

H2 ----------------> 2H+ + 2e-     E0 = 0.00V

2Ag+ + 2e- ------> 2Ag             E0 = 0.8V

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2Ag+ + H2------> 2Ag(s) + 2H+   E0 cell = 0.8V

Ecell   = E0cell- 0.0592/n logQ

          = 0.8 -0.0592/2 log[H+]2/[Ag+]2 PH2

         = 0.8 -0.0296log(10-8)2/(0.1)2 *1

       = 0.8-0.0296*-14 = 1.2144V