EXERCISE
TOPIC: BUFFER SOLUTION & Ksp
1. (a)(i) Define buffer solution.
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(ii) A mixture of aqueous ammonia, NH3 and aqueous ammonium chloride,
NH4Cl is an example of buffer solution. Using suitable equation, explain how
the buffer solutions functions (works).
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(b)(i) Calculate the pH of 1.0 dm3 of a buffer solution prepared by dissolving
1.0 mole of CH3COOH and 1.0 mole of CH3COONa in a sufficient amount of
water.
[Ka of CH3COOH is 1.8 x 10-5 mol dm-3]
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(ii) Calculate the pH of the buffer solution in (i) above when 0.10 mole of
calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2 is added to it. Write an equation for the reaction.
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4. (a) State the meaning of the expression below. The relationship between ionic
product, Q and solubility product, Ksp.
(i)
Q < Ksp
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(ii)
Q = Ksp
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(iii)
Q > Ksp
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