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ChemistryChemistry & Chemical ReactivityA buffer is composed of formic acid and its conjugate base, the formate ion. (a) What is the pH of a solution that has a formic acid concentration of 0.050 M and a sodium formate concentration of 0.035 M? (b) What must the ratio of acid to conjugate base be to have a pH value 0.50 units higher than the value calculated in part (a)?

A buffer is composed of formic acid and its conjugate base, the formate ion. (a) What is the pH of a solution that has a formic acid concentration of 0.050 M and a sodium formate concentration of 0.035 M? (b) What must the ratio of acid to conjugate base be to have a pH value 0.50 units higher than the value calculated in part (a)?

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John C. Kotz + 3 others
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ISBN: 9781337399074

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A buffer is composed of formic acid and its conjugate base, the formate ion.

  1. (a) What is the pH of a solution that has a formic acid concentration of 0.050 M and a sodium formate concentration of 0.035 M?
  2. (b) What must the ratio of acid to conjugate base be to have a pH value 0.50 units higher than the value calculated in part (a)?

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Will...Ch. 17.6 - Silver nitrate (0.0050 mol) is added to 1.00 L of...Ch. 17.6 - Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant,...Ch. 17.6 - Approximately 0.10 g of sodium cyanide is fatal to...Ch. 17.6 - What is the minimum volume of 0.0071 M NaCN(aq)...Ch. 17.6 - Use the formation constant of [Au(CN)2] in...Ch. 17.6 - Silver undergoes similar reactions as those shown...Ch. 17.6 - Write a balanced chemical equation for the...Ch. 17.6 - Phosphate ions are abundant in cells, both as the...Ch. 17.6 - A typical total phosphate concentration in a cell,...Ch. 17 - Does the pH of the solution increase, decrease or...Ch. 17 - Does the pH of the solution increase, decrease, or...Ch. 17 - What is the pH of a solution that consists of 0.20...Ch. 17 - What is the pH of 0.15 M acetic acid to which 1.56...Ch. 17 - What is the pH of the solution that results from...Ch. 17 - What is the pH of the solution that results from...Ch. 17 - What is the pH of the buffer solution that...Ch. 17 - Lactic acid (CH3CHOHCO2H) is found in sour milk,...Ch. 17 - What mass of sodium acetate, NaCH3CO2, must he...Ch. 17 - What mass of ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, must be...Ch. 17 - Calculate the pH of a solution that has an acetic...Ch. 17 - Calculate the pH of a solution that has an...Ch. 17 - What must the ratio of acetic acid to acetate ion...Ch. 17 - What must the ratio of H2PO4 to HPO42 be to have a...Ch. 17 - A buffer is composed of formic acid and its...Ch. 17 - A buffer solution is composed of 1.360 g of KH2PO4...Ch. 17 - Which of the following combinations would be the...Ch. 17 - Which of the following combinations would be the...Ch. 17 - Describe how to prepare a buffer solution from...Ch. 17 - Describe how to prepare a buffer solution from NH3...Ch. 17 - Determine the volume (in mL) of 1.00 M NaOH that...Ch. 17 - Determine the volume (in mL) of 1.00 M HC1 that...Ch. 17 - A buffer solution was prepared by adding 4.95 g of...Ch. 17 - You dissolve 0.425 g of NaOH in 2.00 L of a buffer...Ch. 17 - A buffer solution is prepared by adding 0.125 mol...Ch. 17 - What is the pH change when 20.0 mL of 0.100 M NaOH...Ch. 17 - Phenol, C6H5OH, is a weak organic acid. 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