<u>Answer:</u> To calculate the pH of the buffer composed of
, we use the 
<u>Explanation:</u>
Phosphoric acid is a triprotic acid and it will undergo three dissociation reaction each having their respective dissociation constants.
The chemical equation for the first dissociation reaction follows:

The chemical equation for the second dissociation reaction follows:

The chemical equation for the third dissociation reaction follows:

To form a buffer composed of
, we use the
of second dissociation process
To calculate the
, we use the equation:

To calculate the pH of buffer, we use the equation given by Henderson Hasselbalch:
![pH=pK_a2+\log(\frac{[\text{conjugate base}]}{[\text{weak acid}]})](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=pH%3DpK_a2%2B%5Clog%28%5Cfrac%7B%5B%5Ctext%7Bconjugate%20base%7D%5D%7D%7B%5B%5Ctext%7Bweak%20acid%7D%5D%7D%29)
![pH=pK_a2+\log(\frac{[HPO_4^{2-}]}{[H_2PO_4^-]})](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=pH%3DpK_a2%2B%5Clog%28%5Cfrac%7B%5BHPO_4%5E%7B2-%7D%5D%7D%7B%5BH_2PO_4%5E-%5D%7D%29)
We are given:
= negative logarithm of second acid dissociation constant of phosphoric acid = 7.21
= concentration of conjugate base
= concentration of weak acid
Hence, to calculate the pH of the buffer composed of
, we use the 