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Please help!!! 1. A buffer solution is 1.50 M in HF and 1.20 M in NaF. If 0.110

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Please help!!!

1. A buffer solution is 1.50 M in HF and 1.20 M in NaF. If 0.110 moles of HCl are added to 1.00 L of the buffer, what is its pH? Assume the volume remains constant. Ka of HF = 7.2 ? 10-4.

2. A buffer solution is 1.10 M in HF and 1.20 M in NaF. If 0.210 moles of NaOH are added to 1.00 L of the buffer, what is its pH? Assume the volume remains constant. Ka of HF = 7.2 ? 10-4.

3. Find the pH of a buffer that consists of 0.54 M methylamine (CH3NH2) and 0.73 M CH3NH3Cl (pKb of methylamine (CH3NH2 = 3.35).

Explanation / Answer

1) pH = pKa + log[salt/acid]

on addition fo 0.11 M/lit acid to this buffer salt con decrease acid conc increase

pH = pKa + log[salt-C/acid+C]

     = 3.14 +log [1.2-0.11/1.1+0.11]

    =3.09

pH decrease

2) on addition of base to acidic buffer acid conc decrease and salt conc increase

      pH = pKa + log[salt+C/acid-C]

             =3.14 + log[salt+C/acid-C]

              = 3.14 + log[1.2+0.21/1.1-0.21]

              = 3.33

pH increase

3) pOH = pKb + log [salt/base]

           = 3.35 + log (0.73/0.54)

            =3.48

pH = 14- pOH

     = 10.52