This question is about acids and buffer solutions.
Ethanoic acid, CH3COOH, is a monobasic acid.
CH3COOH + H2O ⇌ CH3COO–+ H3O+
Give a reason why only the proton from the carboxylic acid group, and not from the methyl group, is donated to a water molecule.
The reaction of ammonia with water can be represented by
NH3 + H2O ⇌ N+ OH–
Which is the acid-conjugate base pair?
Acid | Conjugate base | |||
☐ | A | NH3 | OH– | |
☐ | B | NH3 | N | |
☐ | C | H2O | OH– | |
☐ | D | H2O | N |
A commercial nitric acid solution, HNO3 (aq), has a concentration of 15.9 mol dm–3.
A 15.0 cm3 sample was made up to 100 cm3 by adding deionised water.
Calculate the pH of this diluted solution.
Propanoic acid is a weak acid.
Give your answer to an appropriate number of significant figures.
[Ka = 1.35×10–5 mol dm–3 at 298 K]
(3)
A buffer solution was made using 20.0 cm3 of a butanoic acid solution, of concentration 0.100 mol dm–3 and 30.0 cm3of sodium butanoate solution, of concentration 0.305 mol dm–3.
[Ka = 1.52×10–5 mol dm–3 at 298 K]
(4)
Include an equation or equations in your answer.
Use C3H7COOH as the formula for butanoic acid.
(2)
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