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Show all work 11. (12 points) Neutral red is an acid/base indicator, which is a

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Show all work 11. (12 points) Neutral red is an acid/base indicator, which is a wine-red color when pro- . It has a pKa -6.7. The tonated and an orange-ycllow color when deprotonated protonated form of neutral red abosorbs at 620 nm. The deprotonated for does not (a) (3 points) You make a 0.500 mM solution of neutral red at a pH of 7.4. This (b) (6 points) You are given a 0.500 mM sample of neutral red at an unknown pH. The (c) (3 points) What will be the absorbance of a 0.500 mM sample of neutral red at phH absorb at this wavelength. solution has an absorbance of 0.291. Calculate the molar absorptivity of neutral red at the wavelength (assume a 1 cm cuvette). absorbance of the solution is 0.421. Calculate the pH of the solution. 6.7

Explanation / Answer

a)

A = e*l*C

A = absorbance of sample

e is the molar absorptivity , the typical units are 1/M-cm

l size of cuvette, typically reported in cm

c is the molar concentration, in mol per ltier or M

0.291 = e*1*(0.5*10^-3)

e = 0.291 /(10^-7.4)

e = 7309589.51

b)

get:

A = e*l*C

C = A/(e*l)

C = (0.421)/(7309589.51*1)

C = 5.7595*10^-8

[H+] = C= 5.7595*10^-8

pH = -log(5.7595*10^-8) = 7.2396

c)

pH = 6.7

[H+] = 10^-pH = 10^-6.7

A = e*l*C

A = (7309589.51)(1)(10^-6.7) =

A = 1.458