Chapter 16, Problem 110E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The amount of $\text{HCl}$ gas which is to be added to $1.00\text{L}$ of buffer solution in order to produce a solution with $\text{pH}=\text{4}$ is to be calculated.

Concept introduction: The $\text{pH}$ is defined as the measure of hydrogen ion concentration. It is the numerical scale which is used to determine whether the given solution is acidic or basic in nature.

To determine: The amount of $\text{HCl}$ gas which is added to $1.00\text{L}$ of buffer solution in order to produce a solution with $\text{pH}=\text{4}$ .