pH & buffers worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

Find the pH pH of a 0.01 mol/L solution of NaOH, a strong base, at 25 °C.

c = 0.01 mol/L
pH =
2.Easy
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH 2.3

A solution has a pH of 2.3. Find the hydronium ion concentration [H₃O⁺] in mol/L.

pH = 2.3
[H₃O⁺] = mol/L
3.Medium
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

Find the pH pH of a 0.2 mol/L solution of hypochlorous acid (Ka = 3 × 10⁻⁸).

c = 0.2 mol/LKa = 3 × 10⁻⁸
pH =
4.Medium
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

Find the pH pH of a 0.1 mol/L solution of hypochlorous acid (Ka = 3 × 10⁻⁸).

c = 0.1 mol/LKa = 3 × 10⁻⁸
pH =
5.Hard
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

A buffer contains 0.4 mol/L formic acid and 0.8 mol/L of its sodium salt. Ka = 0.00018. Find the pH pH of the buffer.

[HA] = 0.4[A⁻] = 0.8Ka = 0.00018
pH =
6.Hard
02468101214acidicneutralbasicpH = ?

A buffer contains 0.25 mol/L acetic acid and 0.2 mol/L of its sodium salt. Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵. Find the pH pH of the buffer.

[HA] = 0.25[A⁻] = 0.2Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵
pH =

Answer key

  1. 1. pH = 12
  2. 2. [H₃O⁺] = 0.005012 mol/L
  3. 3. pH = 4.111
  4. 4. pH = 4.262
  5. 5. pH = 4.046
  6. 6. pH = 4.648

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