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1. What is the PH of 0.350M CsF? 2. What is the PH of 1.50M N 2 H 5 I? 3. Which

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Question

1. What is the PH of 0.350M CsF?

2. What is the PH of 1.50M N2H5I?

3. Which of the following WOULD NOT be considered a buffer solution?

a. 0.1 M HC2H3O2 mixed with 0.1 M NaC2H3O2 in equal amounts.

b. 0.1 M NH3 mixed with 0.1 M NH4Cl in equal amounts.

c. 0.1 M HNO2 mixed with 0.1 M NaNO2 in equal amounts.

d. 0.1 M HNO3 mixed with 0.1 M NaNO3 in equal amounts.

e. All would be considered buffers

4. If the weak acid in a buffer system has pKa 10.5, in what pH range is the system a most effective buffer?

5. In the phosphate buffer system containing K2HPO4 and KH2PO4, what is the weak acid? What is its conjugate base?

Explanation / Answer

1. What is the PH of 0.350M CsF?

solution : it is the salt of weak acid HF and strong base CsOH. pH is more than 7 so here anion F- involve in the hydrolysis.

pKa of HF = 3.14

concentration of salt = C =0.350 M

pH = 7 + 1/2 [pKa + log C] ---------------------------------> formula

pH = 7 + 1/2 [3.14 + log 0.350]

pH = 8.34

2) What is the PH of 1.50M N2H5I?

N2H5I is the salt of weak base hydrazine N2H4 and strong acid HI

so pH < 7 . here N2H5+ involve in the hydrolysis

pKb of N2H4 = 6.07

pH = 7 - 1/2 [pKb + logC]

pH = 7 - 1/2 [6.07 + log 1.5]

pH = 3.88

3)

d. 0.1 M HNO3 mixed with 0.1 M NaNO3 in equal amounts.

it is not buffer . because HNO3 strong acid . a buffer is always mixture of weak acid and its conjugate base. but here HNO3 is strong acid . it cannot be buffer

4)

pH range of buffer always pKa +   1

so buffer range   = 9.5   to 11.5

5)    NaH2PO4 ---------------> weak acid

       Na2HPO4 ----------------> conjugate base

explanation :

H2PO4-    -------------------------->    HPO4-2

weak acid                                    conjugate base