BIO 024 LAB ACTIVITY 2 PH Buffers

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PHINMA UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN

COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES


DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

NAME:_________________ DATE: _________________


GROUP NO. :____________ RATING: _______________

ACTIVITY NO. 2
pH and BUFFERS

I- DISCUSSION:
pH, hydronium ion concentration, buffers
Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation: pH = pKa + log
Use of pH paper (litmus paper) and pH meter

II- PROCEDURE:
A. DETERMINATION OF pH
1. Classify the following substances if it is acidic or basic. Completyie the table below:

SAMPLE CLASSIFICATION

1. milk  
2. egg white  
3.vinegar  
4.coke  
5.pepsi  
6. coffee  
7. tea  
8. calamansi juice  
9. chlorox  
10.shampoo  
11. soap solution  
12. detergent solution  
13. rubbing alcohol  
14. hydrogen peroxide  
15. beer  
16. baking soda soln.  
III- QUESTIONS:

1. Give the meaning of pH and buffer.

2. Give the importance of pH.

3. Why is it that the pH of body fluids like blood remains virtually constant?

4. Calculate the [H+] and [OH-] of a solution with pH 5.6

5. Calculate the pH of the buffer solution formed when 0.3M acetic acid (Ka = 1.8 x 10-5) is
added to 0.2M sodium acetate.

IV- Reference/s used: (APA format 7th edition)

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