Calculate the pH of a buffer that has 0.30 M ammonia and 0.38 M ammonium chloride before and after 0.04M M nitric acid is added. Write the equilibrium and buffering reactions. Kb(ammonia) = 1.7 x 10 -5
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POH = Pkb + log[NH4Cl]/[NH3]
Pkb = -logKb
= -log1.7*10-5
= 4.769
POH = 4.769 + log0.38/0.3
= 4.769 + 0.1026 = 4.8716
PH = 14-POH
= 14-4.8716 = 9.1284
by the addition of 0.04 M of HNO3
conc of NH3 = 0.3-0.04 = 0.26M
conc of NH4Cl = 0.38+0.04 = 0.42M
POH = PKb + log[NH4Cl]/[NH3]
= 4.769+ log0.42/0.26
= 4.769+0.2089 = 4.9779
PH = 14-POH
= 14-4.9779 = 9.0221
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