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Answer:
2.25g of NaF are needed to prepare the buffer of pH = 3.2
Explanation:
The mixture of a weak acid (HF) with its conjugate base (NaF), produce a buffer. To find the pH of a buffer we must use H-H equation:
pH = pKa + log [A-] / [HA]
<em>Where pH is the pH of the buffer that you want = 3.2, pKa is the pKa of HF = 3.17, and [] could be taken as the moles of A-, the conjugate base (NaF) and the weak acid, HA, (HF). </em>
The moles of HF are:
500mL = 0.500L * (0.100mol/L) = 0.0500 moles HF
Replacing:
3.2 = 3.17 + log [A-] / [0.0500moles]
0.03 = log [A-] / [0.0500moles]
1.017152 = [A-] / [0.0500moles]
[A-] = 0.0500mol * 1.017152
[A-] = 0.0536 moles NaF
The mass could be obtained using the molar mass of NaF (41.99g/mol):
0.0536 moles NaF * (41.99g/mol) =
<h3>2.25g of NaF are needed to prepare the buffer of pH = 3.2</h3>
The water dissolves the salt because the water molecules are able to interact with the salt-forming particles, called ions. When the water Interacts with the trainers of the salt ions, the solid salt crystal structure Suffers breakdown, until the trainers of the salt ions are completely surrounded by water molecules. At this time the salt is fully dissolved by water.
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