If a buffer solution is 0.260 M in a weak acid (Ka=8.3×10−5) and 0.480 M in its conjugate base, what is the pH?

pH = 4.3

Explanation: The pH of a buffer solution and its conjugate base can be determine by the Henderson-Hasselbach Equation. It can be estimated because equilibrium between weak acid and its conjugate base allows the solution to not change pH when small amounts of strong acid or base are added.

pH is calculated by:

pKa is the acidic dissociation constant and it shows how much strong an acid can be. It is determined as:

For the buffer solution:

Calculating pH:

pH = 4.3

For this buffer solution and its conjugate, pH = 4.3

number of molecules / avogadro's number * molecule molecular = mass

explanation:

we define a gram-molecular weight as the mass of one mole of any element or compound. a mole contains avogadro's number of units (molecules) –  

6.022

x

10

23

. so, dividing the number of molecules by avogadro's number gives us the number of moles. multiplying that by the molecular weight gives us the mass. from the periodic table we find the gram-molecular weight of u to be238 and of f to be19. so,  

u

f

6

will have a gram-molecular weight of 352g.

in 1783 cavendish was working with his hydrogen gas and found that when he burned it and condensed the vapor it was water. this was very significant since it disproved the greek theory of elements completely since water was not a simple substance but the product of two gases. it was lavoisier who hearing of the experiment gave cavendish's gas the name hydrogen ("water-producer") and added that hydrogen burned by combining with oxygen and that water was a hydrogen-oxygen combination.

explanation: