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Textbook Solutions for Quantitative Chemical Analysis
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Calculate the pH of 0.300 M piperazine. Calculate the concentration of each form of piperazine in this solution.
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The pH of dibasic compounds
Compounds containing two basic monovalent groups are called dibasic compounds. Two base dissociation constant values can be defined for a weak dibasic compound.
For basic solutions, the concentration of hydroxide ions at equilibrium is determined to find the pOH of the solution. The pH of the solution can then be calculated as:
The first base dissociation constant for the compound will always be greater than the second base dissociation constant for a weak base. Therefore, the second base dissociation constant is neglected to calculate the pH of a weak dibasic solution.
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