Your research advisor asks you to prepare a buffer solution at pH = 12.5 with capacity of about 0.100 M. Given the following solutions available (of any concentration), determine possible concentrations of the best conjugate species for this solution. Acetic acid: The pKa = 4.74; hypochlorous acid: pKa = 2.06; methylamine: pKb = 3.36.

Your research advisor asks you to prepare a buffer solution at pH = 12.5 with capacity of about 0.100 M. Given the following solutions available (of any concentration), determine possible concentrations of the best conjugate species for this solution. Acetic acid: The pKa = 4.74; hypochlorous acid: pKa = 2.06; methylamine: pKb = 3.36.

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Chapter15: Equilibria Of Other Reaction Classes

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