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Given four beakers labeled A, B, C, and D. Add 40 mL of distilled water to beake

ID: 960055 • Letter: G

Question

Given four beakers labeled A, B, C, and D.

Add 40 mL of distilled water to beakers A and C.

Add 40 mL of the prepared sodium acetate/acetic acid buffer solution to both beakers B and D.

Pipette 1.0 mL of 6 M HCl, hydrochloric acid solution into beakers A and B.

Pipette 1.0 mL of 6 M NaOH, sodium hydroxide solution into beakers C and D.

If the concentration of CH3CO2Na after dilution is 0.62M and the concentration of CH3CO2H after dilution is 0.51M

Calculated pH of beaker A and B after the addition of 6 M HCl.(Ka of CH3CO2H=1.32x10^-4)

Explanation / Answer

pH in beaker A

40 mL distilled water.

1 mL 6M HCl added to 40 mL water.

Resulting pH =

1) Calculate total H+ in 40 mL of water:

(1.00 x 10¯7 mol/L) ( 0.04 L) = 4 * 10^-9 mol

2) Calculate total H+ in HCl:

(6 mol/L) (0.001 L) = 0.006 mol

3) Add the results together:

4 * 10^-9 mol + 0.006 mol = 0.0060 mol

4) Calculate new molarity of hydrogen ion:

0.0060 mol / 41 L = 0.00014 M

5) Calculate new pH:

- log 0.00014 = 3.834

pH in beaker B

First write the equation for the ionization of acetic acid in water and the related Ka expression rearranged to solve for the hydronium ion concentration.

CH3COOH(aq) + H2O(l) à H3O+(aq) + CH3COO-(aq)

                                                                             [H3O+] = Ka[CH3COOH] / [CH3COO-]

Second, we will make an "ICE" chart. Let "x" represent the hydronium ion concentration once equilibrium has been re-established. We will assume that all of the added acid is consumed.

                                                          CH3COOH                           H3O                      CH3COO-

I                                                            0.51             (0.001L)(6M HCl)=0.006M      0.62

C                                                             +0.006                         -0.006                            -0.006

E                                                        0.516                                x                                 0.614

Substitute into the Ka expression and solve for the hydronium ion concentration. Convert the answer into pH.

[H3O+] = (1.32 * 10^-4)(0.516/0.614) = 0.00011
pH = 3.95

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