Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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Chapter 17 Principles of Chemical Reactivity: Other Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria - Study Questions - Page 677d: 85

Answer

$pH = 8.62$ in both cases

Work Step by Step

$n(NH_4NO_3)=5.15\ g\div80.04\ g/mol=0.064\ mol$ $n(NH_3)=0.10\ L\times 0.15\ M=0.015\ mol$ Since $[NH_4NO_3]=n(NH_4NO_3)/V$, $[NH_3]=n(NH_3)/V$ $[NH_3]/[NH_4NO_3]=n(NH_3)/n(NH_4NO_3)$, i.e it's independent of the volume so diluting the solution won't change the pH of the buffer. By the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation: $pH=pKa+\log([NH_3]/[NH_4NO_3])$ $pKb(NH_3)=4.75 \rightarrow pKa = 14-4.75=9.25$ $pH=9.25+\log(0.015/0.064)$ $pH=9.25-0.63$ $pH = 8.62$
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