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Buffer pH by Design
Given that Kb = 5.6×10-4 for ethylamine: To prepare exactly 450 mL of a buffer solution which has a pH of 10.89 and a final ethylammonium chloride salt concentration [CH3CH2NH3+] = 0.120 M. What mass of CH3CH2NH3Cl(s), would be needed and volume of 3.00 M sodium hydroxide solution needed plus enough water to make up the total volume.
For basic buffer solution
The final concentration of salt (ethylammonium chloride) is 0.120 M
Total concentration
Hence, we need 0.286 M ethyl ammonium chloride and 0.166 M NaOH.
Total volume
Volume of 3.00 M NaOH required
Number of moles of ethylammonium chloride
Molar mass of ethyl ammonium chloride is 81.5 g/mol.
Mass of ethylammonium chloride