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If pH of 1 liter of a 1.0mM carbonate buffer is 7.0, what is actual number of moles of H2CO3 and HCO3? (pk=6.37)
pH ofacidic buffer = pka + log(salt/acid)
7 = 6.37 + log(HCO3^-/H2CO3)
HCO3^-/H2CO3 = 4.266
salt = HCO3^-
Acid = H2CO3
HCO3^-/H2CO3 = 4.266
TOtal no of mol of buffer = 1*1 = 1*10^-3 mol
No of mol of acid(H2CO3) = x
TOtal no of mol of buffer = H2CO3 + HCO3^-
= x+4.266x = 10^-3
x = 0.00019 mol
No of mol of acid(H2CO3) = x = 0.00019 mol
No of mol of salt(HCO3^-) = (10^-3)-x
= (10^-3) - (0.00019)
= 0.00081 mol