A buffer is prepared by adding 22.0 g of sodium acetate (CH3COONa) to 520 mL of a 0.155 Macetic acid (CH3COOH) solution.
A)Determine the ph of the buffer.
B)Write the complete ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when a few drops of hydrochloric acid are added to the buffer.
C)Write the complete ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when a few drops of sodium hydroxide solution are added to the buffer.
pH = pKa + log [CH3COONa] / [CH3COOH]
pKa = 4.75
[CH3COONa] =(22 / 82) (1000 / 520) = 0.516 M
[CH3COOH] = 0.155 M
pH = 4.75 + log [0.516] / [0.155]
pH = 5.27
B) if we add HCl
CH3COONa + HCl ---------------> CH3COOH + NaCl
CH3COO-(aq) + Na+(aq) + H+(aq) + Cl-(aq) -----------> Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq) + CH3COOH
C) if we add NaOH
CH3COOH + NaOH ---------> CH3COONa + H2O
CH3COO-(aq) + H+(aq) + Na+(aq) + OH-(aq) -----------> H2O(l) + CH3COO-(aq) + Na+(aq)
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