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BIO 024 LAB ACTIVITY 2 PH Buffers
BIO 024 LAB ACTIVITY 2 PH Buffers
BIO 024 LAB ACTIVITY 2 PH Buffers
BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY
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:
3. Why is it that the pH of body fluids like blood remains virtually constant?
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.