#Question id: 378
#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules
Which of the following statements about buffers is true?
#Question id: 379
#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules
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. Structure and Function of Biomolecules
The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:
#Question id: 381
#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules
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. Structure and Function of Biomolecules
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. Structure and Function of Biomolecules
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?