Mass of aspirin = 0.025 g
Molar mass of C9H8O4 is 180.1583 g/mol
moles of aspirin = .025g / 180.1583 g/mol = 0.000138767 moles
volume solution = .250 L
molarity of the solution = 0.000138767 moles / .250L =5.551 x 10 ^-04 Moles / liter
for aspirin i = Vant'Hoff factor = 1 particle in solution
T = 25 + 273 =298 K
osmotic pressure = M x R x T x i =
5.551 x 10 ^-04 mole L -1 x 0.08206 L atm K−1 mol−1 x 298 K x 1 = 0.0136 atmospheres
<u>Answer:</u> The pH of the buffer is 5.25
<u>Explanation:</u>
Let the volume of buffer solution be V
We know that:

To calculate the pH of acidic buffer, we use the equation given by Henderson Hasselbalch:
![pH=pK_a+\log(\frac{[\text{conjugate base}]}{[acid]})](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=pH%3DpK_a%2B%5Clog%28%5Cfrac%7B%5B%5Ctext%7Bconjugate%20base%7D%5D%7D%7B%5Bacid%5D%7D%29)
We are given:
= negative logarithm of acid dissociation constant of weak acid = 4.90
![[\text{conjugate base}]=\frac{2.25}{V}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Ctext%7Bconjugate%20base%7D%5D%3D%5Cfrac%7B2.25%7D%7BV%7D)
![[acid]=\frac{1.00}{V}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Bacid%5D%3D%5Cfrac%7B1.00%7D%7BV%7D)
pH = ?
Putting values in above equation, we get:

Hence, the pH of the buffer is 5.25
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