citric acid has an acid dissociation constant of 8.4 x 10^-4 it would be most effective for preparation of a buffer with a pH of
1 answer:
Answer:
(B) 3
Explanation:
Citric acid has an acid dissociation constant (Ka) of 8.4 × 10⁻⁴. When it forms a buffer with its conjugate base (citrate), we can calculate the pH using the Henderson-Hasselbalch's equation.
The optimum range of pH is pKa ± 1. The pKa is -log Ka = -log (8.4 × 10⁻⁴) = 3.1. The buffer would be more effective for pH between 2.1 and 4.1, especially around 3.1. So the best choice is (B) 3.
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