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Part A For 540.0 mL of pure water, calculate the initial pH and the final pH aft

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Question

Part A For 540.0 mL of pure water, calculate the initial pH and the final pH after adding 0.010 mol of HCl. Express your answers using two decimal places separated by a comma.

pHinitial, pHfinal =

Part B For 540.0 mL of a buffer solution that is 0.125 M in HC2H3O2 and 0.110 M in NaC2H3O2, calculate the initial pH and the final pH after adding 0.010 mol of HCl. Express your answers using two decimal places separated by a comma.

pHinitial, pHfinal=

Part C For 540.0 mL of a buffer solution that is 0.155 M in CH3CH2NH2 and 0.140 M in CH3CH2NH3Cl, calculate the initial pH and the final pH after adding 0.010 mol of HCl. Express your answers using two decimal places separated by a comma.

pHinitial, pHfina=l

Explanation / Answer

Volume of solution = 540mL

initially it was pure water , its pH = 7.00

amount of Hcl = 0.010mol

Thus molarity of solution = 0.010mole/0.540L

= 0.01851 M

Thus the [H+] = 0.01851

pH = -log [H+]

= 1.732

Part B

volume of buffer = 540mL

[acid] = 0.125M

[conjugate base]= 0.125M

The pH of the buffer is given by Hendersen equation

pH = pKa + log [conjugate base]/[acid]

= 4.76 + log 0.125/0.125

= 4.76

after adding 0.010 mol HCl

HA ------------> A- + HCl

0.125 x540 0.125x540 0 initial mmoles

=67.5 = 67.5 0

- - 0.010mol=10mmol

77.5 57.5 0

Thus the pH of buffer after adding HCl

pH = 4.76 + log 57.5/77.5

= 4.63

Part C

pKb of ethylamine = 3.3

[base] =0.155M

[conjugate acid] = 0.140M

pH of basic buffer = 14-[pOH +log [conjugate acid]/[base]}

=14 - [3.3 + log 0.140/0.155]

= 10.744

B +HCl -------------------> BH+ + Cl-

540x0.155 0 540x0.14 - initial mmoles

=83.7 =75.6   

10 - change

73.7 0 85.6 after reaction

Thus pH after addition foHCl is

pH = 14- {pOH + log [conjugate acid]/[base]}

= 14 - { 3.3 + log 85.6/73.7}

=10.6349