Properties of Buffers

AP Chemistry· difficulty 4/5

A buffer contains 0.20 M HF and 0.30 M NaF. The pH is (KaK_a(HF) = 7.2×1047.2\times10^{-4}, log7.2=0.86\log 7.2 = 0.86)

  • A

    3.14

  • B

    3.44

  • C

    3.32 (pKa+log([F]/[HF])pK_a + \log([F^-]/[HF]))

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  • D

    10.86

Explanation

pH = pKa+log([F]/[HF])pK_a + \log([F^-]/[HF]) = log(7.2×104)+log(0.30/0.20)-\log(7.2\times10^{-4}) + \log(0.30/0.20) = 3.143 + 0.176 = 3.32.

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