1. Using a 0.25 M phosphate buffer with a pH of 6.8,
you add 0.79 mL of 0.49 M HCl to 44 mL of the buffer. What
is the new pH of the solution? (Enter your answer to three
significant figures.)
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2. Using a 0.25 M phosphate buffer with a pH of 6.8, you
add 0.79 mL of 0.49 M NaOH to 44 mL of the buffer. What is
the new pH of the solution? (Enter your answer to three significant
figures.)
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Moles of Phosphate buffer = 0.25 x 44 ml = 11 millimoles
After addition of HCl:
Moles of HCl added = 0.79 ml x 0.49 mol = 0.3871 millimoles
[Salt] = 11 - 0.3871 =10.6129 millimoles
[Acid] = 11 + 0.3871 = 11.3871 millimoles
pH = pKa + log ([Salt] / [Acid])
pH = 6.8 + log 10.6129/11.3871 = 6.8 - 0.0306 = 6.77
After addition of NaOH:
Moles of NaOH added = 0.79 ml x 0.49 mol = 0.3871 millimoles
[Salt] = 11 + 0.3871 = 11.3871 millimoles
[Acid] = 11 - 0.3871 = 10.6129 millimoles
pH = pKa + log ([Salt] / [Acid])
pH = 6.8 + log 11.3871/10.6129 = 6.8 + 0.0306 = 6.83
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