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REPORT
EXPERIMENT 2: pH AND BUFFERS

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1. pH OF DEIONIZED WATER

Observed pH
Time
1st 2nd Explanation
(second)
(Group___) (Group___)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160

Comments:

2. pH OF STRONG ACID

Measured pH
Theoretical
Solution Comments/ Explanation
pH 1st 2nd
(Group___) (Group____)

10 mL of 0.1M HCl

Add 90 mL of distilled
water

Add 10 mL of
0.1M NaOH

Add 90 mL of
0.01M NaOH
Comments:

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3. pH OF WEAK ACID

Measured pH
Solution 1st 2nd Ka Comments/ Explanation
(Group___) (Group____)

0.1M acetic acid

0.01M acetic acid

0.001M acetic acid

Comments:

4. pH OF SALTS
Measured pH Explanation
Predicted
Solution 1st 2nd
pH
(Group____) (Group____)

0.1M NaCl

0.1M CH3COONa

0.1M NH4Cl

Comments:

5. pH OF BUFFERS

Volume (mL) Volume (mL) Measured pH

Calculated
Buffer 0.1M 0.1M Acid Base
pH 1st 2nd
CH3COOH CH3COONa
(Group__) (Group__)

10.0 40.0
A

40.0 10.0
B

25.0 25.0
C
Comments:

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 Part I: Addition of 10 drops 0.1 M HCl

pH after Total volume HCl (drops)
pH from the
Buffer adding 10 to change pH by one unit Comments/ Explanation
start, pHo
drops HCl (pHo-1)

C
Comments:

 Part II: Addition of 10 drops 0.1 M NaOH

pH after Total volume NaOH
pH from the
Buffer adding 10 (drops) to change pH by Comments/ Explanation
start, pHo
drops NaOH one unit (pHo+1)

C
Comments:

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