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    1. This document contains 8 practice questions about polyprotic acids and bases. The questions cover topics like determining predominant species at given pH values, calculating dissociation constants from given information, and calculating pH in buffer and acid solutions. 2. Sample calculations are shown for determining species concentrations using Henderson-Hasselbalch equations and calculating dissociation constants from given base association constants using their relationships through the water autoionization constant. 3. Key values are determined, such as pH where species concentrations are equal, dissociation constants for acids like maleic acid from given pKa values, and hydronium ion concentration in a buffer solution.

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    1. This document contains 8 practice questions about polyprotic acids and bases. The questions cover topics like determining predominant species at given pH values, calculating dissociation constants from given information, and calculating pH in buffer and acid solutions. 2. Sample calculations are shown for determining species concentrations using Henderson-Hasselbalch equations and calculating dissociation constants from given base association constants using their relationships through the water autoionization constant. 3. Key values are determined, such as pH where species concentrations are equal, dissociation constants for acids like maleic acid from given pKa values, and hydronium ion concentration in a buffer solution.

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    Osukuuni Practice Questions CHEM 3811 Polyprotic Acids/Bases

    1. A monoprotic acid has pKa = 6.85. What are the principal species at pH values of 6.00
    and 8.00?

    HA + H2O A- + H3O+
    At pH = pKa = 6.85, [HA] = [A-]
    At pH < pKa, HA is the predominant species
    At pH > pKa, A- is the predominant species
    Implies HA is the principal species at pH = 6.00 and A- at pH = 8.00

    2. A monoprotic acid (HA) has a pKa value of 4.76. What is the quotient [A-]/[HA] at pH
    = 6.76 and pH = 3.75?

    Use Henderson-Hasselbalch equation


    pH = pKa + log(quotient)
    6.76 = 4.76 + log(quotient)
    2.00 = log(quotient)
    quotient = antilog(2.00) = 1.0 x 102

    3.75 = 4.76 + log(quotient)


    -1.01 = log(quotient)
    quotient = antilog(-1.01) = 0.10

    3. For a dibasic compound with Kb1 = 1.00 x 10-5 and Kb2 = 1.00 x 10-9, determine Ka1 and
    Ka2. At what pH is [B] = [BH+]? At what pH is [BH+] = [BH22+]?

    Ka1 x Kb2 = Kw and Ka1 = 1.00 x 10-5


    Ka2 x Kb1 = Kw and Ka2 = 1.00 x 10-9
    When [B] = [BH+], pOH = pKb1 and pH = pKa2 = - log(1.00 x 10-9) = 9.000
    When [BH+] = [BH22+], pOH = pKb2 and pH = pKa1 = - log(1.00 x 10-5) = 5.000

    4. A diprotic acid (H2A) has pKa1 = 4.00 and pKa2 = 8.00. What are the principal species at
    pH = 2.00 and pH = 7.00?

    H2A + H2O HA- + H3O+ Ka1


    - 2- +
    HA + H2O A + H3O Ka2
    At pH < pKa1, H2A is the predominant species
    At pKa1 < pH < pKa2, HA- is the predominant species
    At pH > pKa2, A2- is the predominant species
    Implies H2A is the principal species at pH = 2.00 and HA- at pH = 7.00

    5. For the acid in question 4 above, at what pH is [H2A] = [HA-] and [HA-] = [A2-]?

    When [H2A] = [HA-], pH = pKa1 = 4.00


    When [HA-] = [A2-], pH = pKa2 = 8.00
    6. Calculate the hydronium ion concentration of a buffer that is 0.0500 M in potassium
    hydrogen phthalate (KHP) and 0.150 M in potassium phthalate (K2P)
    (Ka1 = 1.12 x 10-3, Ka2 = 3.91 x 10-6)

    KHP K+ + HP-
    K2P 2K+ + P2-
    HP- is the intermediate of the diprotic acid H2P
    H2P + H2O HP- + H3O+ Ka1
    HP- + H2O P2- + H3O+ Ka2
    Use Henderson-Hasselbalch equation and Ka2
    [HP-] is the acid (denominator) and [P2-] is the base (numerator)
    pH = 5.885
    [H3O+] = 10-5.885 = 1.30 x 10-6

    7. Calculate the pH of the intermediate form of a 0.100 M maleic acid solution (Ka1 =
    1.20 x 10-2, Ka2 = 5.96 x 10-7). Also calculate Kb1 and Kb2.

    pH = (pKa1 + pKa2) = (1.921 + 6.225) = 4.073


    Kb1 = 1.68 x 10-8 and Kb2 = 8.33 x 10-13

    8. Calculate the acid dissociation constants (Ka1, Ka2, Ka3) for phosphoric acid whose base
    association constants, Kb1, Kb2, and Kb3, are 0.024, 1.58 x 10-7, and 1.41 x 10-12,
    respectively.

    Ka1 = Kw/Kb3 = 1.00 x 10-14/1.41 x 10-12 = 7.09 x 10-3


    Ka2 = Kw/Kb2 = 1.00 x 10-14/1.58 x 10-7 = 6.33 x 10-8
    Ka3 = Kw/Kb1 = 1.00 x 10-14/0.024 = 4.17 x 10-13

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