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motikmotik
3 years ago
9

Arbon dioxide is dissolved in blood (ph 7.5) to form a mixture of carbonic acid and bicarbonate. Part a neglecting free co2, wha

t fraction will be present as carbonic acid? (pka for h2co3 and hco3− are 6.3 and 10.25, respectively)
Chemistry
2 answers:
Temka [501]3 years ago
7 0

The fraction of carbonic acid in the blood is \boxed{0.0595}.

Further Explanation:

Buffer solution:

An aqueous solution of a weak acid or base and its conjugate base or acid respectively is known as buffer solutions. These show resistance in their pH values on the addition of small amounts of acid or base.

The given mixture contains carbonic acid and bicarbonate so it a buffer of a weak acid and its conjugate base.

Henderson-Hasselbalch equation is used to determine the pH of buffer solutions. The mathematical form of this equation for the given buffer is as follows:

{\text{pH}} = {\text{p}}{K_{\text{a}}} + {\text{log}}\dfrac{{\left[ {{\text{HCO}}_3^ - } \right]}}{{\left[ {{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}} \right]}}                                            …… (1)

Rearrange equation (1) as follows:

\log \dfrac{{\left[ {{\text{HCO}}_3^ - } \right]}}{{\left[ {{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}} \right]}} = {\text{pH}} - {\text{p}}{K_{\text{a}}}                                              …… (2)

The value of pH is 7.5.

The value of {\text{p}}{K_{\text{a}}} is 6.3.

Substitute these values in equation (2).

 \begin{aligned}\log \frac{{\left[ {{\text{HCO}}_3^ - } \right]}}{{\left[ {{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}} \right]}}&= {\text{7}}{\text{.5}} - 6.3\\&= 1.2\\\end{aligned}

Solving for the ratio of \left[ {{\text{HCO}}_3^ - } \right] to \left[ {{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}} \right],

\begin{aligned}\dfrac{{\left[ {{\text{HCO}}_3^ - }\right]}}{{\left[ {{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}}\right]}} &= {10^{1.2}}\\&= 15.8\\\end{aligned}  

This implies the concentration of {\text{HCO}}_3^ - is 15.8 times of that of {{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}. So it can be written as follows:

\left[ {{\text{HCO}}_3^ - } \right]= 15.8{\text{ }}\left[ {{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}} \right]     …… (3)                                                                

The total mole fraction of {{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}} and {\text{HCO}}_3^ - is 1. So it can be written as follows:

\left[ {{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}} \right] + \left[ {{\text{HCO}}_3^ - } \right] = 1                                                               …… (4)

Substitute equation (3) in equation (4).

\begin{aligned}\left[ {{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}} \right] + 15.8{\text{ }}\left[ {{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}} \right]&= 1 \hfill\\16.8{\text{ }}\left[ {{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}} \right] &= 1 \hfill\\\end{aligned}  

Solve for the concentration of {{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}},

\begin{aligned}\left[{{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}} \right]&= \frac{1}{{16.8}}\\&= 0.0595\\\end{aligned}

Therefore the fraction of carbonic acid in the blood is 0.0595.

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Answer details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Acid, base and salts.

Subject: Chemistry

Keywords: pH, buffer, 6.3, 7.5, 1.2, 0.0595, 15.8, weak acid, conjugate base, H2CO3, HCO3-.

Aleks04 [339]3 years ago
4 0

Answer : The fraction of carbonic acid present in the blood is 5.95%

Explanation :

The mixture consists of carbonic acid ( H₂CO₃) and bicarbonate ion ( HCO₃⁻). This represents a mixture of weak acid and its conjugate which is a buffer.

The pH of a buffer is calculated using Henderson equation which is given below.

pH = pKa + log \frac{[Base]}{[Acid]}

We have been given,

pH = 7.5

pKa of carbonic acid = 6.3

Let us plug in the values in Henderson equation to find the ratio Base/Acid.

7.5 = 6.3 + log \frac{[base]}{[acid]}

1.2 = log \frac{[base]}{[acid]}

\frac{[Base]}{[Acid]} = 10^{1.2}

\frac{[Base]}{[Acid]} = 15.8

[Base] = 15.8 \times [Acid]

The total of mole fraction of acid and base is 1. Therefore we have,

[Acid] + [Base] = 1

But Base = 15.8 x [Acid]. Let us plug in this value in above equation.

[Acid] + 15.8 \times [Acid] = 1

16.8 [Acid] = 1

[Acid] = \frac{1}{16.8}

[Acid] = 0.0595

[Acid] = 0.0595 x 100 = 5.95 %

The fraction of carbonic acid present in the blood is 5.95%

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