pH & buffers worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

Find the pH pH of a 0.05 mol/L solution of NaOH, a strong base, at 25 °C.

c = 0.05 mol/L
pH =
2.Easy
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

Find the pH pH of a 0.001 mol/L solution of NaOH, a strong base, at 25 °C.

c = 0.001 mol/L
pH =
3.Medium
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

Find the pH pH of a 0.5 mol/L solution of formic acid (Ka = 0.00018).

c = 0.5 mol/LKa = 0.00018
pH =
4.Medium
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

Find the pH pH of a 0.2 mol/L solution of lactic acid (Ka = 0.00014).

c = 0.2 mol/LKa = 0.00014
pH =
5.Hard
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

A 1.00 L buffer contains 0.2 mol lactic acid and 0.2 mol of its conjugate base (Ka = 0.00014). 0.01 mol of NaOH is added. Find the new pH pH.

n(HA) = 0.2 moln(A⁻) = 0.2 moln(OH⁻) = 0.01 molKa = 0.00014
pH =
6.Hard
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

A 1.00 L buffer contains 0.3 mol acetic acid and 0.1 mol of its conjugate base (Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵). 0.01 mol of NaOH is added. Find the new pH pH.

n(HA) = 0.3 moln(A⁻) = 0.1 moln(OH⁻) = 0.01 molKa = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵
pH =

Answer key

  1. 1. pH = 12.7
  2. 2. pH = 11
  3. 3. pH = 2.027
  4. 4. pH = 2.282
  5. 5. pH = 3.897
  6. 6. pH = 4.324

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