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2.
BUFFERS
and
pH
(Refer
to:
Timberlake,
K.
2012.
CHEMISTRY:
An
Introduction
to
General,
Organic,
and
Biological
Chemistry
11th
EDITION,
pp.
308-‐318
or
any
Biochemistry
Books)
2.1.
Calculate
the
[H+]
of
a)
blood
plasma,
pH
7.40,
b)
cow’s
milk,
pH
6.6,
c)
gastric
juice,
pH
1.5,
d)
tomato
juice,
pH
4.3,
and
cola
drink,
pH
2.8.
2.2.
A
solution
was
prepared
by
dissolving
0.02
moles
of
acetic
acid
in
water
to
give
1
liter
of
solution.
What
is
the
pH
of
this
solution?
Kaa
=
1.75
x
10-‐5.
Refer
to
the
equilibrium
system
below:
2.3.
Derive
the
Henderson-‐Hasselbach
equation
for
a
buffer
system
containing
a
weak
acid,
HA
and
its
conjugate
base,
A-‐
as
indicated
below:
2.4.
What
is
the
pH
of
a
solution
containing
0.02
M
HA
and
0.01
M
A-‐?
pKa
of
HA
=
5.0.
2.5.
If
50
mL
of
0.01
M
NaOH
is
added
to
100
mL
of
0.05
M
phosphate
buffer
at
pH
7.2,
what
is
the
resultant
pH?
What
are
the
concentrations
of
H2PO4-‐
and
HPO42-‐
in
this
final
solution?
Refer
to
the
buffer
system
below:
Don’t
judge
each
day
by
the
harvest
you
reap
but
by
the
seeds
that
you
plant.
≈
Robert
Louis
Stevenson≈