Question

For 100.0 mL of a solution that is 0.040M CH3COOH and 0.010 M CH3COO, what would be the pH after adding 10.0 mL 50.0 mM HCl?

Answer 1

Answer:

The pH of the buffer is 3.90

Explanation:

The mixture of a weak acid CH3COOH and its conjugate base CH3COO produce a buffer that follows the equation:

pH = pKa + log [A-] / [HA]

Where pH is the pH of the buffer, pKa is the pKa of acetic acid (4.75), and [A-] could be taken as the moles of the conjugate base and [HA] the moles of thw weak acid.

To solve this question we need to find the moles of the CH3COOH and CH3COO- after the reaction with HCl:

CH3COO- + HCl → CH3COOH + Cl-

The moles of CH3COO- are its initial moles - the moles of HCl added

And moles of CH3COOH are its initial moles + moles HCl added

Moles CH3COO-:

Initial moles  = 0.100L * (0.010mol / L) = 0.00100moles

Moles HCl = 0.010L * (0.050mol / L) = 0.000500 moles

Moles CH3COO- = 0.000500 moles

Moles CH3COOH:

Initial moles  = 0.100L * (0.040mol / L) = 0.00400moles

Moles HCl = 0.010L * (0.050mol / L) = 0.000500 moles

Moles CH3COO- = 0.003500 moles

pH is:

pH = 4.75 + log [0.000500] / [0.00350]

pH = 3.90

The pH of the buffer is 3.90