Buffers lab

During the buffer lab, students had to use salts and conjugate bases with common

ions to form buffer and see when/ how the buffer works. A buffer controls the pH

of a specific solution, keeping it in a certain range

needed for that solution. In part one, the ideal buffer is

row 4, columns 1-3. The 3.7 buffer kept the pH of the 3

samples the same. The colors stayed the same through

those samples ( the universal

and bogen indicators are

included in all solutions) which indicates that the pH is

the same for them as well. The bogen and universal

indicators have different dyes, which will change at

different pHs and both are good for figuring out and

giving more accurate and precise results. For the other solutions the buffer capacity

was met and over filled which caused the buffer not

to work. The buffer solutions did not work as well in

part two because the buffer was diluted so there was

less of a concentration of the buffer to help support

and stabilize the pH of the solutions. As you can see in the picture, none of the
solutions stayed the same color (pH) as the original or control group; therefore the

part two buffers are not ideal.