You need to produce a buffer solution that has a pH of 5.19. You already have a solution that contains 10. mmol (millimoles) of acetic acid. How many millimoles of acetate (the conjugate base of acetic acid) will you need to add to this solution? The pKa of acetic acid is 4.74. Express your answer numerically in millimoles.
The pH of a buffer solution can be calculated using the
Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
pH = pKa + log([acetate]/[acetic acid])
You should use the concentration of acetate/acetic acid, but since
we don't know the volume of the solution, it should be okay to use
millimoles instead, since the ratio will be the same.
5.19 = 4.74 + log ([acetate]/[acetic acid])
0.45 = log ([acetate]/[acetic acid])
10^0.45 = ([acetate]/[acetic acid])
2.8 = (millimoles acetate/10 millimoles acetic acid)
28 = millimoles acetate
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