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Strong Base and Weak Acid Buffer
« on: January 03, 2009, 06:31:58 PM »
I'm trying to make a 1 L acetic acid buffer at a pH of 4.75 using glacial acetic acid and solid NaOH but I want to make the buffer such that  I have 0.100 M in acetic acid + acetate. So, my problem is that I need to add the correct amounts of acid and base to 500 mL of water.

I've calculated that I need to add 4 grams of NaOH and 12 grams of acetic acid, so I just want someone to double check that.  :) That calculation came from taking 0.2 moles of acetic acid and 0.1 moles of solid NaOH in 500 mL of water, so there will be 0.1 moles of acetic acid + acetate in the buffer, then dilute with another 500 mL of water. I hope I'm doing this right.

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Re: Strong Base and Weak Acid Buffer
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2009, 06:49:59 PM »
Doesn't look OK to me. You plan to start with 0.2 mole of acetic acid, so your solution will be both 0.1M in acetic acid and acetate - and you want it to be 0.1 in total.
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Re: Strong Base and Weak Acid Buffer
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2009, 12:51:22 PM »
Thanks again for the help Borek. What's that program you are using?

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Re: Strong Base and Weak Acid Buffer
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2009, 01:12:52 PM »
Nevermind about the program; I found it on the bottom of your post   :-[
but thanks so much.

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