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What is the pH of the buffer 0.10 M Na2HPO4/0.15 M KH2PO4?
Chapter 16, Problem 14P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
What is the pH of the buffer 0.10 M \(\mathrm{Na_2HPO_4/0.15}\) M \(\mathrm{KH_2PO_4}\)?
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QUESTION:
What is the pH of the buffer 0.10 M \(\mathrm{Na_2HPO_4/0.15}\) M \(\mathrm{KH_2PO_4}\)?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
The dissociation of \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{HPO}_{4}\) is as follows;
\(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{PO}_{4}^{-}(a q) \leftrightarrow \mathrm{H}^{+}(a q)+\mathrm{HPO}_{4}^{-}(a q)\).