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What volumes of \(0.50 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{HNO}_{2}\) and \(0.50 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{NaNO}_{2}\) must be mixed to prepare \(1.00 \mathrm{~L}\) of a solution buffered at \(\mathrm{pH}=3.55\) ?

Short Answer

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To prepare 1.00 L of a solution buffered at pH = 3.55, mix approximately \(0.386 \mathrm{~L}\) (or approx. 386 mL) of \(0.50 \mathrm{~M} \mathrm{HNO}_2\) and \(0.614 \mathrm{~L}\) (or approx. 614 mL) of \(0.50 \mathrm{~M} \mathrm{NaNO}_2\).

Step by step solution

01

Write down the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation is given by: pH = pKa + log(\(\frac{[A^-]}{[HA]}\)), where pH is the desired pH of the buffer solution, pKa is the acid dissociation constant of the weak acid, [A鈦籡 is the concentration of the conjugate base, and [HA] is the concentration of the weak acid.
02

Find the pKa of HNO鈧

The pKa of a weak acid can be calculated using the equation: pKa = -log(Ka), where Ka is the acid dissociation constant for HNO鈧. For HNO鈧, the Ka is 4.5 脳 10鈦烩伌. Using this value, we can calculate the pKa: pKa = -log(4.5 脳 10鈦烩伌) 鈮 3.35.
03

Use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to find the ratio of the concentrations

Now we can use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to find the ratio of the concentrations of the acid and its conjugate base: 3.55 = 3.35 + log(\(\frac{[A^-]}{[HA]}\)). Solving for the ratio of the concentrations, we get: \(\frac{[A^-]}{[HA]}\) = 10^(3.55 - 3.35) 鈮 1.585.
04

Calculate the required volumes of the solutions

Let x be the volume (in L) of 0.50 M HNO鈧 and y be the volume (in L) of 0.50 M NaNO鈧 to be mixed. We need to satisfy two conditions: 1. The total volume of the solution must be 1.00 L, so x + y = 1.00. 2. The ratio of the concentrations of NaNO鈧 to HNO鈧 in the final solution must be 1.585. Since the volume of each solution contributes to the concentration of NaNO鈧, we can rewrite the second condition with the concentrations and volumes of the two solutions: \(\frac{0.50y}{0.50x}\) = 1.585. Solving this equation, we find that y/x = 1.585. Using the first condition (x + y = 1.00), we can now solve for x and y: x = 1.00 鈥 y, y = 1.585x. Now substitution x as 1.00 - y in the second equation: y = 1.585(1.00 - y). Solving for y, we get: y 鈮 0.614 L. Now substituting this value back into x: x = 1.00 - 0.614 鈮 0.386 L.
05

Express the final answer

The volumes of 0.50 M HNO鈧 and 0.50 M NaNO鈧 that must be mixed to prepare 1.00 L of the solution buffered at pH = 3.55 are approximately 0.386 L (or approx. 386 mL) of HNO鈧 and 0.614 L (or approx. 614 mL) of NaNO鈧.

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