Buffer Solutions

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Buffer Solutions: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Buffer Solutions,Need of Constant pH Solutions,General Characteristics of Buffer Solutions etc.

Important Questions on Buffer Solutions

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) The pH of 1×108 M HCl solution is 8.

(B) The conjugate base of H2PO4- is HPO42-.

(C) Kw increases with increase in temperature.

(D) When a solution of a weak monoprotic acid is titrated against a strong base at half neutralisation point, pH=12pKa.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Equal volumes of 0.5 N acetic acid and 0.5 N sodium acetate are mixed. What is the $\mathrm{pH}$ of resultant solution?

(pKa of acetic acid =4.75)

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H3PO4Ka1=10-3, Ka2=10-8, Ka3=10-12 can form 3 types of buffer in 3 different ranges of pH H3PO4, H2PO4-, H2PO4-,  HPO42-,  HPO42-, PO43-

Most appropriate buffer was chosen to introduce buffer action at pH=7.4. Find volume of 0.1 M NaOH to be added to 50 mL 0.1 M H3PO4 to have a buffer of pH=7.4.

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The pH of the buffer solution at maximum buffer capacity

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The pH of the solution can be kept constant with the help of

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Which among the following pairs constitute a buffer?

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Addition of sodium hydroxide solution to a weak acid (HA) results in a buffer of pH 6. If ionization constant of HA is 10-5, the ratio of salt to acid concentration in the buffer solution will be:

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A buffer solution can be prepared by mixing equal volumes of

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Among the following, the correct statement is

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What is the concentration of sodium acetate that needs to be added to a 0.01 M solution of acetic acid with equal volumes to give a solution of pH=5.5?

pKa of CH3COOH=4.5

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Choose the wrong statement from the following:

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For preparing a buffer solution of pH=9, by mixing ammonium chloride and ammonium hydroxide, the ratio of concentrations of salt and base should be_______ Kb=10-3

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Which may be added to one litre of water to act as a buffer :

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2.5 mL of 25M weak mono acidic base (Kb=1×10-12 at 25°C) is titrated with 215M HCl in water at 25°C. The concentration of H+ at equivalent point is : (Kw=1×10-14 at 25°C)

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Ka of undefined is undefined and undefined of undefined is undefined. The pH of amonium acetate is ?

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CH3NH21.2 mole,pKb=3.3 is added to 0.08 moles of HCl and the solution is diluted to one litre, resulting pH of solution is :-

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Which of the following forms a buffer solution?

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Which of the following pairs constitute a buffer?

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To prepare a buffer of pH 8.26,  amount of NH42SO4 that needs to be added to 500 ml of  0.01MNH4OH solution (pKa)NH4+=9.26 is :-

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A student prepares 2 L buffer solution of 0.3 M NaH2PO4 and 0.3 M Na2HPO4. The solution is divided in half between the two compartments (each containing 1 L buffer) of an electrolysis cell, using Pt electrodes. Assume that the only reaction is the electrolysis of water and the electrolysis is carried out for 200 min with a constant current of 0.965 A.

Assume that  pK a H 2 PO 4 = 7.2   [Given log 2.33 = 0.37]

pH at anode is