Multiple Choice
Using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, what can you conclude about the relative concentrations of CH3NH2 and CH3NH3Cl in a buffer solution where the pH is 10.64 and the pKb of CH3NH2 is 3.36?
The Kb of C6H5NH2 (aniline) is 3.9 × 10−10. Determine pH of a buffer solution made up of 500 mL of 1.4 M C6H5NH2 and 230 mL of 2.3 M C6H5NH3+.
What ratio of NaCN to HCN is needed to prepare a pH 10.00 buffer? (Ka of HCN is 4.9 × 10-10)
Calculate mass of NaN3 that needs be added to 1.8 L of 0.35 M HN3 in order to make a buffer with a pH of 6.5. Ka of hydrazoic acid is 1.9 × 10−5.
Which of the following weak acid-conjugate base combinations would result in an ideal buffer solution with a pH of 9.4?
How much more acetic acid (pKa = 4.76) than acetate should be in solution to maintain a pH of 4.00?
What is the ratio of [A–]/[HA] at pH 5.75? The pKa of formic acid (methanoic acid, H–COOH) is 3.75.