1. Outline a procedure to prepare an ammonia/ammonium buffer solution.
I'm confused how to start it off.
This is an outline of how the steps should be:
Step One - Calculate the concentration of hydronium ions in the solution that requires buffering. You can determine this concentration from the pH of the solution.
Use the formula: [H3O+(aq)]=10−pH
Step Two - Using the Table of Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases, choose the weak acid that has a Ka closest to the hydronium ion concentration of the solution that requires buffering.
Step Three - Mix equal quantities of the weak acid and its conjugate base (salt). Buffers work best if the ratio of weak acid to conjugate base is 1:1. An ideal buffer contains these two entities in equal concentration.
How would I write the steps using the ammonia/ammonium buffer solution given above?
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