Predict the pH region in which each of the following buffers will be effective, assuming equal molar concentrations of the acid and its conjugate base: (a) sodium lactate and lactic acid, (b) sodium benzoate and benzoic acid, (c) potassium hydrogenphosphate and potassium phosphate, (d) potassium hydrogenphosphate and potassium dihydrogenphosphate, (e) hydroxylamine and hydroxylammonium ch loride.

Q: How do the acid and base components of a buffer function?Why are they often a conjugate acid-base…

A: Buffer :             Mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base or a weak base and its…

Q: Differentiate the Carbonate buffer and phosphate buffer systems in terms of pH and pKa. Give…

A: When a weak acid and the salt of its conjugate base (or conjugate acid) are combined at specific…

Q: An unknown solution is red with phenol red and colourless with thymolphthalein. From that…

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Q: Differentiate the carbonate buffer and phosphate buffer systems in terms of pH and pKa. Give…

A: Difference between the carbonate and phosphate buffer is given below and also function of each…

Q: A buffer is prepared using lactic acid (HLac) and sodium lactate (NaLac). 0.300 dm3 of the 0.500…

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Q: A mixture of equal volumes of 0.1M solution of ethanoic acid and sodium ethanoate is a buffer…

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Q: A student was required to prepare 250.0 mL of a hypochlorous acid/sodium hypochlorite buffer in…

A: Given:  Volume of buffer solution = 250 ml  Concentration of weak acid = 0.076 M  Concentration of…

Q: Find the pH of a formic acid solution when the concentration of formate and formic acid are equal to…

A: Formic acid is an weak acid . Thus, it dissociates weakly in solution to give formate ion.…

Q: what volume of acetic acid 0.1 M and what volume of sodium acetate 0.1 M should be added together to…

A: Let the volume of acetic acid be x and the volume of sodium acetate solution be y. The pKa value of…

Q: Relationship of Le Chatelier’s principle and Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation on Buffer Solution

A: Le Chatelier's principle states that when any change or disturbance is caused to an equilibrium…

Q: explain why there is minimal change in the pH when a strong acid is added to a buffer as opposed to…

A: When a strong acid is added to a buffer, there is minimal change in the pH and it is opposed to when…

Q: It is a common practice to prepare buffer of different pH values from a single acid. Select a single…

A: Firstly this is a very relative question, that will be needing data values. A buffer is effective in…

Q: Why a mixture of HCl and KCl does not function as a buffer where as a mixture of CH3COOH and…

A: Buffer solutions are those solutions that resist the change in pH upon the addition of a small…

Q: In a system where a weak acid is an analyte, a strong base is a titrant, what is the milestone pH…

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Q: List the three chemical buffers, and describe how and where they buffer pH.

A: Chemical buffer solutions consists of a weak acid or weak base and their respective conjugate base…

Q: An alternative way of preparing the imidazolium buffer involves preparing solutions of imidazole (A)…

A: Note - Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you…

Q: The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation gives a relationshipfor obtaining the pH of a buffer solution…

A: The pOH expression for buffer solution with B and BH+ is derived as shown below, B+H2O⇋OH- + HB+ The…

Q: Why is there a discrepancy between the calculated pH and the experimental pH of a prepared buffer…

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Q: Classify the salts according to Strength and Role in the Buffer Example Acid X: SA/conjugate acid…

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Q: Calculate the pH of a buffer solution obtained by dissolving 0.1 moles of pyridine (C5H5N) and 0.2…

A: Number of moles of pyridine = 0.1 moles Number of moles of pyridinium chloride = 0.2 moles

Q: Phosphoric acid is a triprotic acid (Ka1=6.9×10−3Ka1=6.9×10−3, Ka2=6.2×10−8Ka2=6.2×10−8, and…

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Q: How many milllilitres of HCl should you add to 250.00mL of 13.4 x 105 ppm sodium maleate to produce…

A: We have to find the volume of HCl such that we get pH = 3.37  Given 250.00mL of 13.4 x 10⁵ ppm…

Q: Calculate the ratio of pyridine (C3H,N) to it's conjugate acid, the Pyridinium ion (C3H,NH"), CHN in…

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Q: Is it possible to prepare a buffer solution using a strong acid and a salt of its conjugate base?…

A: Buffers are solutions that help to nullify the changes brought in a solution in terms of pH. They…

Q: Describe and explain the two situations in which pH can have an appreciable effect on the aqueous…

A: Most of the ionic compounds are soluble in water, but their degree of solubility varies.  Not the…

Q: A buffer solution that is 0.473 M in HCN and 0.473 M in NaCN has a pH of 9.40. The addition of 0.01…

A: pH of buffer is given by Henderson-Hasselbalch equation- pH = pKa + log[Conjugate base][Acid]

Q: A buffer solution contains 0.476 M ammonium bromide and 0.339 M ammonia. If 0.0340 moles of…

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Q: The capacity of a buffer towards bases depends upon ... Multiple Choice the strength of the acid…

A: Solution :             Buffer capacity is defined as the efficiency of buffer to resist the change…

Q: The primary buffer in the blood is carbonate-bicarbonate buffer. If the pKa is 6.1 and the pH is set…

A: GIVEN DATA:-Buffer is Carbonate (CO32-) and Bicarbonate (HCO3-).                          pH=7.4…

Q: In the course of various qualitative analysis procedures, the following mixtures are encountered:…

A: Cd2+ ion is present in group 2. It will get precipitate out by using 0.2M HCl saturate with…

Q: Draw conclusions on the relationship between the concentrations of the components and the pH of the…

A: In acetate-acetic buffer, acid is acetic acid (CH3COOH) and its conjugate salt is sodium acetate…

Q: You wish to prepare a buffer consisting of acetic acid and sodium acetate with a total acetic acid…

A: A 2L buffer solution with a pH of 5.0 using acetic acid and sodium acetate has to be prepared with a…

Q: Calculate the pH of the following buffers:a) A solution containing 0.425 molar benzoic acid and…

A: Calculate the value of pKa: Ka of benzoic acid is 6.50 × 10-5.

Q: The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation relates the pH of a buffer to the relative concentrations of the…

A: Buffer solution is prepared, when an strong base is added into weak acid solution then resulting…

Q: Which of the following could be added to a solution of monobasic dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4) to…

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Q: A buffer solution contains 0.344 M ammonium chloride and 0.387 M ammonia. If 0.0207 moles of sodium…

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Q: Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding buffer solutions: OBuffer solutions are…

A: Buffer solution : It is a solution formed by weak acid and it's conjugate base pr vice-versa and…

Q: An unknown solution is blue with indigo carmine and blue with thymolphthalein. From that…

A: pH of solution is defined as negative logarithm of H+ ions.

Q: Is it possible to prepare a buffer consisting of only carbonicacid and sodium carbonate?

A: Buffer is defined as an aqueous solution consisting of the mixture of weak acid and its conjugate…

Q: if the change in pH after addition of 1.0mL of 0.10N HCI is 0.09, what is the total buffer capacity…

A: Given-> Volume of HCl = 1.0 ml Normality = 0.10 N Change in pH = 0.09  Volume of solution = 20 ml…

Q: Give the chemical composition of a buffer solution and explain the buffer action with appropriate…

A: Buffer Solutions are the solutions which resists the sharp change in pH on addition of an acid or…

Q: Describe the types and regions of buffers that can occur in a strong acid and weak base titration.…

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Q: What is the effect of the ratio of conjugate base to acid on buffering capacity?

A: In essence buffer solutions resist changes in pH. A buffer contains appreciable amounts of a weak…

Q: how does buffer capacity change with added acid or base?

A: Buffer solution: An aqueous solution consisting of mixture of weak base and its conjugate acid, or…

Q: A buffer is able to resist large changes in pH, because...

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Q: what buffer component ratio base/acid would be needed to make a pH 11.75 buffer using a mixture…

A: Required pH of buffer is 11.75 Given component is C5H10NH2+. The given component is a conjugated…

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A: According to the question, we need to determine the pH of buffer solution of benzoic acid and sodium…

Q: You have a 20 mL sample of acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter) with an unknown concentration and a pH…

A: Acetylcholine is converted to acetic acid and choline by acetylcholinesterase. This acetic acid…

Q: What is the relationship between the buffer range and the buffer-component concentration ratio?

A: The relationship between the buffer range and the buffer-component concentration ratio has to be…

Acid Base Titration

An acid-base titration is the method of quantitative analysis for determining the concentration of an acid and base by exactly neutralizing it with a standard solution of base or acid having known concentration.