Substance X has a specific heat capacity that is twice as large as Substance Y. If both samples ended up at the same change in t
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Answer:
Substance X has a smaller mass
Explanation:
The relationship between the mass of the two samples is that the mass of X is smaller compared to the mass of Y.
The specific heat capacity is given as:
C =
We can see that the higher the specific heat capacity the lesser the mass or simply put, the specific heat capacity of a body is inversely related to its mass.
If the amount of heat is constant i.e the same and the specific heat capacity of X is twice that of Y, then substance X has a smaller mass
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The correct answer for primary component of phosphate buffer at pH = 7.4 is H₂PO₄⁻ and HPO₄²⁻ .
<u>Buffer solution :</u>
It is a solution of mixture of weak acid and its conjugate base OR weak base and its conjugate acid . It resist any change in solution when small amount of strong acid or base is added .
<u>Capacity of a good buffer : </u>
A good buffer is identified when pH = pKa .
From Hasselbalch - Henderson equation which is as follows :
If [A⁻] = [HA] ,
pH = pka + log 1
pH = pKa
This determines that if concentration of weak acid and its conjugate base are changed in small quantity , the capacity of buffer to maintain a constant pH is greatest at pka . If the amount of [A⁻] or [HA] is changed in large amount , the log value deviates more than +/- 1M and hence pH .
Hence Buffer has best capacity at pH = pka .
<u>Phosphate Buffer : </u>
Phosphate may have three types of acid-base pairs at different pka ( shown in image ).
Since the question is asking the pH = 7.4
At pH = 7.4 , the best phosphate buffer will have pka near to 7.4 .
If image is checked the acid - base pair " H₂PO₄⁻ and HPO₄²⁻ has pka 7.2 which is near to pH = 7.4 .
Hence we can say , the primary chemical component of phosphate buffer at pH = 7.4 is H₂PO₄⁻ and HPO₄²⁻ .
