What mass of each of the two salts are
required in order to prepare 1.00 L of an
0.100 M phosphate buffer solution of pH
7.4 using NaH2PO4 and Na2HPO4?
Mass of NaH2PO4 = 4.6420g
Mass of Na2HPO4 = 8.7035g
Explanation
Henderson equation is
pH = pKa + log([ A-]/[HA])
7.4 = 7.20 + log ( [A-]/[HA])
log([A-]/[HA]) = 0.20
[A-]/[HA] = 1.584
[A-] = 1.584[HA]
Buffer concentration is 0.100M
therefore'
1.584[HA] + [HA] = 0.100M
2.584 [HA] = 0.100M
[HA] = 0.03869M
[A-] = 0.100M - 0.03869M = 0.06131M
Volume of buffer = 1L
mole of NaH2PO4 required = 0.03869
mole of NaHPO4 = 0.06131M
Mass of NaH2PO4 required = 0.03869 mol* 119.98g/mol =4.642g
Mass of Na2HPO4 required = 0.06131mol * 141.96g/mol=8.7035g
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