AL Chemistry Experiment Report Sheet

Experiment 16: The Action of a Buffer Solution

 

Name: ___________________ (       )                                           Form 6 S

 

Data Analysis:

Volume added

pH on addition of

0.1M NaOH to

pH on addition of

0.1M HCl to

Buffer

Pure water

Buffer

Pure water

0

 

 

 

 

1 drop

 

 

 

 

1.0 cm3

 

 

 

 

5.0 cm3

 

 

 

 

pH of pure water with minimum air exposure

 

pH of pure water after 10 minutes air exposure

 

 

Questions

1.   By how much (to the nearest unit) does the pH of 25 cm3 of pure water change for the addition of 1.0 cm3 of 0.1M HCl?

 

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2.   Calculate the ratio of [H+(aq)] after addition of 1.0 cm3 of HCl to pure water to [H+(aq)] in pure water.

 

 

 

 

 

 


3.   What must have happened to most of the hydrogen ions added to the buffer?

     

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4.   Why does the pH of pure water change when exposed to the air?

 

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