Name: Sarah Bustin

Data
(record concentrations based on pH measurements with 3 sig figs)

Compound pH [H+] pOH [OH-]

Distilled Water 7.00 1.00*10^-7 7.00 1.00*10^-7
1.0M Acetic Acid 2.38 0.00417 11.62 2.42*10^-12
1.0M Sodium Acetate 9.38 4.20*10^-10 4.62 0.0000240
1.0M Ammonia 11.62 2.38*10^-12 2.38 0.00424
1.0M Ammonium
Chloride
4.63 0.0000237 9.37 4.27*10^-10
Acetate Buffer 4.10 0.0000793 9.90 1.27*10^-10
Ammonia Buffer 10.13 7.49*10^-11 3.87 0.000135
Water + 1M HCl 1.71 0.0196 12.29 5.14*10^-13
Acetate Buffer + 1M
HCl 2.58 0.00262 11.42 3.858*^-12
Ammonia Buffer +
1M HCl 9.33 4.70 4.67 0.0000215
Water + 1M NaOH 12.29 5.15*10^-13 1.71 0.0196
Acetate Buffer +
NaOH 4.54 0.0000285 9.46 3.540*10^-10
Ammonia Buffer +
NaOH 12.11 7.76*10^-13 1.89 0.0130

Based on the software, what are the concentrations of Acetic Acid, Acetate Ion & H+
in your Acetate Buffer?

Acetic Acid: 0.00817M

Acetate Ion: 0.00183M
H+: 0.0000794M
Calculations

Using your pH value, what is the concentration of H+ in the 1.0M Acetic Acid? Show your work.

pH = 2.38
pH = -log[H+]
2.38 = -log[H+]
10^-2.38 = [H+] = 0.00417M
What is the % Ionization of Acetic acid? Show your work.

1.0M Acetic Acid

0.00417M H+
(0.00417/1.0M) * 100 = 0.417%
Based on the pH value in the 1.0M acetic acid solution, what is the concentration of Acetate
Ion? Show your work
[H+] = [𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂− ] = 0.00417M

What is the calculated Ka for Acetic Acid? Show your work

[𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂 − ][𝐻 + ]
𝐾𝑎 =
[𝐶𝐻3 𝑂𝑂𝐻]
0.00417 ∗ 0.00417
𝐾𝑎 = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟖𝟑𝟒
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Based on the pH value in the 1.0M ammonia solution, what is the concentration of Ammonium
Ion? Show your work
pH = 11.62

pOH = 14 – 11.62 = 2.38

pOH = -log[OH-]

2.38 = -log[OH-]

10^-2.38 = [OH-] = 0.00417M

What is the calculated Kb for Ammonia?

 [𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂 − ][𝐻 + ]
𝐾𝑏 =
[𝐶𝐻3 𝑂𝑂𝐻]
0.00417 ∗ 0.00417
𝐾𝑏 = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟖𝟑𝟒
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If you were to add 1.5000g of solid Sodium Acetate Trihydrate to 100.00mL your
Acetate buffer solution, complete the following questions and ICE table.
How many moles of Acetate ion are added? Show your work.
1.5000𝑔 ∗ (1 𝑚𝑜𝑙/136.08 𝑔) = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝒎𝒐𝒍
What is the molarity of these additional acetate ions? Show your work
0.110mol/ 0.1L = 1.1 M
What is the pH of your Acetate Buffer?
4.10

[Acetic Acid] [H+] [Acetate Ion]

Acetate Buffer 0.00817M 0.0000794M 0.00183M
Concentrations
Add. Acetate 1.1 M
(I)nitial 0.00817M 0.0000794M 1.10183 M
(C)hange -x +x +x
(E)quilibrium 0.00817M 0.0000794M 1.10183M
Complete the ICE above table. Show your work. You may need to use the Quadratic
Formula

Final pH of new solution: ____4.10______

pH = -log[H+] = -log(0.0000794) = 4.10

Would the resulting solution still be a Buffer? Yes or No, explain your answer.
Yes, it would still be a buffer because it resists changes in pH.
 Complete the Table of Conjugate Acids & Bases
Conjugate Acids Conjugate Bases
Name Formula Name Formula
Acetic Acid CH(3)COOH Acetate CH(3)COO-
Nitric Acid HNO(3) Nitrate NO(3)-
Water H2O Hydroxide OH-
Hydronium Ion H(3)O+ Water H2O
Ammonium Ion NH4+ Ammonia NH(3)

Buffering Capacity
Acetate Buffer Ammonia Buffer
Starting pH 4.10 10.13
pH After Additional 4.54 12.11
NaOH
Change in pH 0.44 1.98

pH After Additional 2.58 9.33

HCl
Change in pH 1.52 0.8

Which buffer has a better buffering capacity for bases? Explain your answer.
The Acetate buffer has a better buffering capacity for bases because it resists the change in pH and the
pH only changed by 0.44.

Which buffer has a better buffering capacity for acids? Explain your answer.
The Ammonia buffer has a better buffering capacity for acids because its pH changed less (0.8).