Final Flashcards
Buffer Capacity
amount of strong acid or base that can be consumed by the buffer; the ability of the buffer to consume acid is limited by the amount of A- present in the original buffer (and vice versa)
Buffers are effective over a pH range of…
pKa +/- 1; because
log(9/1)= +0.99 and log(1/9)= -0.99
Phosphate Buffer used in Expt. 5 was made up of…
0.05M K2HPO4 and 0.05M KH2PO4
Making a Buffer Solution: 2 equations/2 unknowns
1) H-H equation
2) [HA] + [A-] = total concentration of buffer
Calculating Buffer Capacity
Molarity X Volume = Moles consumed
NO3- and (Ch3Coo-) are always….
soluble
Cl-, Br-, I- are soluble except with..
Ag+, Hg22+, Pb2+
SO42- soluble except with..
Sr2+, Ba2+, Hg22+, Pb2+
NH4+ is always…
soluble
(CO32-) and (PO43-) insoluble except with…
NH4+, and Group 1A
(OH-) and S2- insoluble except with…
NH4+, Group 1A, Ba2+, Ca2+, Sr2+
Q > Ksp
ppt. forms
Q
no ppt. forms, dissolved ions
Q= Ksp
ppt. re-dissolves
log(Ksp)=
pKsp
the larger pKsp the…
less soluble (more ppt.) and more stable ppt.
pKsp
difficult to form ppt. unstable
pKsp ~6-7
easily formed ppt. and stable