#Question id: 378
#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
Which of the following statements about buffers is true?
#Question id: 379
#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
A compound has a pKa of 7.4. To 100 mL of a 1.0 M solution of this compound at pH 8.0 is added 30 mL of 1.0 M hydrochloric acid. The resulting solution is pH:
#Question id: 380
#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:
#Question id: 381
#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
Consider an acetate buffer, initially at the same pH as its pKa (4.76). When sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is mixed with this buffer, the:
#Question id: 382
#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
The molar ratio of sodium acetate to acetic acid in a buffer solution with a pH OF 5.76 is 10:1. Assuming the total buffer concentration is 2.2 X 10-2 mol/L, how many grams of sodium acetate (m.w. 82) and how many grams of acetic acid (m.w. 60) should be used in preparing a litre of the solution?
#Question id: 383
#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
Three buffers are made by combining a 1 M solution of acetic acid with a 1 M solution of sodium acetate in the ratios shown below
|
1 M acetic acid |
1 M sodium acetate |
|
Buffer 1: 10 mL |
90 mL |
|
Buffer 2: 50 mL |
50 mL |
|
Buffer 3: 90 mL |
10 mL |
Which of these statements is true of the resulting buffers?