Pag 11

PAG 11.
3: pH – Acids & Buffers

 PAG 11.3 comes in three parts:
1. Preparing hydrochloric acid solutions of a range of concentrations by
dilution and measuring their pH values
2. Preparing a range of buffer solutions and measuring their pH values
3. Using both types of solutions, investigating how the pH changes with
the addition of sodium hydroxide solution.
Preparing hydrochloric acid solutions with different concentrations
 This can be done by serial dilution
o Serial dilution is any dilution in which the concentration decreases by
the same factor in each successive step
Serial dilution method


o Example 1
 Adding 1.0 cm3 of HCl (aq) to 9.0 cm3 of distilled water is a 1 : 10

dilution
 This means that the concentration will decrease by a factor of 10
o Example 2
 Adding 1.0 cm3 of HCl (aq) to 4.0 cm3 of distilled water is a 1 : 5

dilution
 This means that the concentration will decrease by a factor of 5
Method
1. Label 7 test tubes 1 - 7
2. Add 10.0 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid to test tube 1
o Test tube 1 should not be diluted with distilled water

o Test tube 1 will, therefore, only contain 0.1 mol dm-3 HCl (aq)
3. Transfer 1.0 cm3 of this hydrochloric acid, from test tube 1, into a 10.0
cm3 measuring cylinder
4. Add 9.0 cm3 of distilled water to the measuring cylinder
o The measuring cylinder should now contain 10.0 cm3 of liquid
5. Transfer the resulting diluted solution from the measuring cylinder into test
tube 2
o This is a 1 : 10 dilution
o Theoretically, the concentration of test tube 2 will be = 0.01 mol

dm-3
6. This process now repeats
tube 3
o Theoretically, the concentration of test tube 3 will be = 0.001 mol

dm-3
tube 4
13. Continue this process until test tubes 1 - 6 are prepared
14. Test tube 7 should only contain distilled water
15. The pH of test tubes 1 - 7 can then be tested in the usual ways
o Use of a calibrated pH probe
o Addition of universal indicator solution and comparison to its colour

chart
Specimen results
Test Tube Concentration (mol dm-3) pH
1 0.1 1.00
2 0.01 2.00
3 0.001 3.00
4 0.0001 4.00
5 0.00001 5.00
6 0.000001 6.00
7 0.0000001 7.00
 The resulting solutions can be reacted with sodium hydroxide solution
o This will cause a change in pH
o It can be monitored by titrimetric methods - using a pH probe / meter to

track the pH as the titration proceeds
 This should produce results / graphs similar to those seen
in 5.3.5 Neutralisation
Preparing a buffer solution
 A buffer solution is a solution that is resistant to small changes in pH
 Eventually enough acid or base can be added to overcome that capacity
 The amount of acid or base needed to change the pH of a buffer is known as
the "buffer capacity"
Method
 The volume and concentration of ethanoic acid used in this preparation is 5
cm3 and 0.30 mol dm-3 respectively
 First, calculate the concentration of ethanoic acid that will be present in 100
cm3
o Number of moles of ethanoic acid in 5 cm3 = = 0.0015 moles
o Therefore, this is the number of moles in 100 cm3
o Therefore the concentration = = 0.015 mol dm-3
 Add 50 cm3 of distilled water to a 100 cm3 beaker

 Use a pipette to add 5 cm3 of 0.30 mol dm-3 of ethanoic acid to the beaker
 Calculate the mass of sodium ethanoate required by determining the
concentration of [A–] using:
o pH = pKa + log10
o The pKa of ethanoic acid is 4.76
o 5.00 = 4.76 + log10

o 100.24 =
o [A–] = 0.0261 mol dm-3
 Therefore the number of moles of A– needed in 100 cm3 is
o = 0.00261 moles
 Therefore the mass of sodium ethanoate required is

o 0.00261 x 82.04 = 0.214 g
 Measure 0.22 g of sodium ethanoate into a weighing boat

o Slightly more sodium ethanoate than required should be measured
because some will be left behind when transferring in the next steps
 Calibrate a pH meter and add it to the beaker
 Slowly add the sodium ethanoate to the beaker, stirring with a glass rod to
dissolve the solid
o Do not stir using the pH probe
 Continue until the pH reaches 5.00

 Measure the weighing boat that contained the sodium ethanoate
 Transfer your made buffer solution to a 100 cm3 volumetric flask
 Add distilled water up to the mark, cap and mix
Preparing a buffer solution with a higher buffer capacity
 A buffer solution with a pH of 5.0 with a higher "buffer capacity" can be
prepared using 0.50 mol dm-3
 The method to make this buffer solution will be the same as above but the
calculations will change:
o Number of moles of ethanoic acid in 5 cm3 = = 0.0025 moles
o Therefore this is the number of moles in 100 cm3
o Therefore the concentration = 0.025 mol dm-3
 Calculate the mass of sodium ethanoate required by determining the

concentration of [A–] using:
o pH = pKa + log10
o The pKa of ethanoic acid is 4.76
o 5.00 = 4.76 + log10
o 100.24 =
o [A-] = 0.0434 mol dm-3
 Therefore the number of moles of A- needed in 100 cm3 is
o = 0.00434 moles
 Therefore the mass of sodium ethanoate required is

o 0.0434 x 82.04 = 0.356 g
Testing the buffer capacity

 Calibrate a pH probe
o Rinse the pH probe with distilled water and shaken to remove excess
water
o Place the tip of the pH probe in pH 4 buffer solution ensuring bulb is
fully immersed
o Allow the probe to sit until the pH stabilises
o Adjust reading to the pH of the buffer
o Repeat this process with a pH 9 buffer solution
 Ensure that the first step, washing with distilled water, is not
missed
 Using a volumetric pipette, transfer 25.0 cm3 of the first buffer solution into a
conical flask
 Load a 50 cm3 burette with a standardised NaOH solution
 Use the pH probe to monitor the titration of the buffer until the pH changes 1
unit
 Repeat with the second buffer solution

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3: pH – Acids & Buffers

Serial dilution method

 Adding 1.0 cm3 of HCl (aq) to 9.0 cm3 of distilled water is a 1 : 10

 Adding 1.0 cm3 of HCl (aq) to 4.0 cm3 of distilled water is a 1 : 5

o Test tube 1 should not be diluted with distilled water

o The measuring cylinder should now contain 10.0 cm3 of liquid

o Theoretically, the concentration of test tube 2 will be = 0.01 mol

o Theoretically, the concentration of test tube 3 will be = 0.001 mol

14. Test tube 7 should only contain distilled water

o Use of a calibrated pH probe

o Addition of universal indicator solution and comparison to its colour

o It can be monitored by titrimetric methods - using a pH probe / meter to

o Number of moles of ethanoic acid in 5 cm3 = = 0.0015 moles

o Therefore, this is the number of moles in 100 cm3

o Therefore the concentration = = 0.015 mol dm-3

 Add 50 cm3 of distilled water to a 100 cm3 beaker

o The pKa of ethanoic acid is 4.76

o 5.00 = 4.76 + log10

o [A–] = 0.0261 mol dm-3

 Therefore the number of moles of A– needed in 100 cm3 is

 Therefore the mass of sodium ethanoate required is

 Measure 0.22 g of sodium ethanoate into a weighing boat

 Continue until the pH reaches 5.00

o Number of moles of ethanoic acid in 5 cm3 = = 0.0025 moles

o Therefore this is the number of moles in 100 cm3

o Therefore the concentration = 0.025 mol dm-3

 Calculate the mass of sodium ethanoate required by determining the

o 5.00 = 4.76 + log10

o [A-] = 0.0434 mol dm-3

 Therefore the number of moles of A- needed in 100 cm3 is

 Therefore the mass of sodium ethanoate required is

Testing the buffer capacity

o Adjust reading to the pH of the buffer

o Repeat this process with a pH 9 buffer solution

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