As an FDA physiologist, you need 0.250 L of formic acid (HCOOH)–formate (HCOO-) buffer. The pKa of formic acid is 3.74. a). Describe how you make 250 mL of a buffer solution with a pH of 3.80 using 0.100M stock solutions of formic acid and sodium formate. b). What will be the pH after 1.00 mL of 0.200 M NaOH are added to the buffer from (a)? c). What will be the pH after 1.00 mL of 0.200 M HCL are added to the buffer from (a)?

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As an FDA physiologist, you need 0.250 L of formic acid (HCOOH)–formate
(HCOO-) buffer. The pKa of formic acid is 3.74.
a). Describe how you make 250 mL of a buffer solution with a pH of 3.80 using 0.100M stock
solutions of formic acid and sodium formate.
b). What will be the pH after 1.00 mL of 0.200 M NaOH are added to the buffer from (a)?
c). What will be the pH after 1.00 mL of 0.200 M HCL are added to the buffer from (a)?
d). What would be the pH after adding 1.00 mL of 0.200 M NaOH to 250 mL of DI water.
(Assume volumes are additive).
e). Was your buffer effective? Explain.

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