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Kelly is trying to make a buffer. The chemicals she has available are sulfuric acid, potassium sulfate, sodium bisulfate

Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:57 pm
by answerhappygod
Kelly is trying to make a buffer. The chemicals she hasavailable are sulfuric acid, potassium sulfate, sodium bisulfate,acetic acid, hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide,lithium acetate, and nitric acid. Her teacher tells her she canmake two buffer systems.
A) What are the two buffer systems she can make?
B) Using the internet, find the pKa for both of these systemswhen you have a 50/50 mix of acid to conjugate base.
C) Which of these buffers is more acidic?
D) What prevents her from making a buffer out of the remainingchemicals?