pKa Acid pK, = НС,Н,0, 4.76 НС-Н,О, 4.20 НСЮ, 1.92 НСНО, 3.74 HCN 9.40 acetic benzoic chlorous formic hydrocyanic hydrofluoric hypochlorous monochloroacetic HC,H,CIO, 2.87 HF 3.17 НОСІ 7.53 HNO, 3.29 НОСH, 9.80 nitrous phenol

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A. What two compounds would be best to use in preparing a pH 9.0 buffer solution? justify your answer. Assume you have the acids and the sodium salts of their conjugate bases available to you. 

Answer: The two compounds best fo preparing a buffer solution with a pH of 9.0 would be hydrocyanic (HCN) and phenol (HOc6H5) because their pKa values are 9.40 and 9.80 respectively making their pH levels the closest to 9.

 

B. WHat mass ration of sodium to acid is needed to prepare this buffer?

 

C. Can this buffer solution better resist pH changes from a string acid addition or strong base addition? 

pKa
Acid
pK, =
НС,Н,0, 4.76
НС-Н,О, 4.20
НСЮ, 1.92
НСНО, 3.74
HCN 9.40
acetic
benzoic
chlorous
formic
hydrocyanic
hydrofluoric
hypochlorous
monochloroacetic HC,H,CIO, 2.87
HF 3.17
НОСІ 7.53
HNO, 3.29
НОСH, 9.80
nitrous
phenol
Transcribed Image Text:pKa Acid pK, = НС,Н,0, 4.76 НС-Н,О, 4.20 НСЮ, 1.92 НСНО, 3.74 HCN 9.40 acetic benzoic chlorous formic hydrocyanic hydrofluoric hypochlorous monochloroacetic HC,H,CIO, 2.87 HF 3.17 НОСІ 7.53 HNO, 3.29 НОСH, 9.80 nitrous phenol
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