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Learning Exercise 3,4&5

The document consists of learning exercises focused on water chemistry, including review questions about physical properties, functions of water, and calculations related to pH and pOH. It also covers buffer systems and the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation for calculating pH. Additionally, it includes questions on weak acids and their dissociation constants (Ka).

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Learning Exercise 3,4&5

The document consists of learning exercises focused on water chemistry, including review questions about physical properties, functions of water, and calculations related to pH and pOH. It also covers buffer systems and the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation for calculating pH. Additionally, it includes questions on weak acids and their dissociation constants (Ka).

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Learning Exercise 3

WATER CHEMISTRY

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: __________


Course & year: __________________________ Score: _________
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Name seven at least (7) physical properties of water.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
2. Name four (4) important function of water in a living system.
a.
b.
c.
d.
3. Calculate the followings:
a. The solution has hydrogen ion [H+] = 1.0 x 10-9. What is the pOH? What is the pH?

b. What is the [OH-] of the solution if the hydrogen ion [H+] = 1.0 x 10-8 M. What is the pOH.
What is the pH?
c. The [H3O-] of an acidic solution is 4.5 x 10-3. What is its pH?

d. The [OH-] of a strongly basic solution is 1.37 x 10-2. What is the pH and pOH of this solution?

e. The pH of tomato juice is 4.3. What is it's [H3O-]. Is this solution acidic, basic, or neutral?
Learning Exercise 4
WATER CHEMISTRY

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: __________


Course & year: __________________________ Score: _________
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Identify the following being described below.
_____________________1. A solution with a pH of 7.0.
_____________________2. The amount of acid or base that may be added to a buffer before
a significant change in pH occurs is termed as______.
_____________________3. The normal pH ranges of the human blood.
_____________________4. A substance that act both as an acid and as base are said to
be____.
_____________________5. Substances that accepts proton.
_____________________6. Acids that completely donates their proton in water.
_____________________7. An acid that is only partly ionize in water to donate protein.
_____________________8. A substance that can donate proton when in solution (a proton
donor)
_____________________9. Solutions in which the pH remains relatively constant when small
amount of acid or base is added.
_____________________10. The enzyme found inside the red blood cell and on surface of
capillary vessel that increases the rate at which CO2 reacts with
H2O to form H= and H2CO3 in the tissue capillary.
Learning Exercise 5
WATER CHEMISTRY

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: __________


Course & year: __________________________ Score: _________
USING THE HENDERSON-HASSELBALCH EQUATION CALCULATE THE pH OF THE FOLLOWING
BUFFER SYSTEM:
1. What is the pH of aqueous solution of lactic acid containing 0.80 mol/L lactic acid and 0.40
M lactate ion. pKa of lactic acid is 3.85.

2. What is the pH of a carbonic acid - bicarbonate ion buffer system containing 1.25 mol/L of
carbonic acid [H2CO3], and 0.80 Mol/L of bicarbonate ion [HCO3-]. pKa of carbonic acid is 6.37.

3. What is the pH of a buffer system containing 2.0 Mol/L of ammonium ion [NH 4+], and 2.25
Mol/L of ammonia [HN3]. Ka of ammonium ion is 5.6 x 10 -10

GIVEN THE Ka VALUE, CALCULATE THE pKa OF THE FOLLOWING WEAK ACIDS.
1. Hydrogen phosphate ion [HPO4-2] = 2.2 x 10-3
2. Boric acid [H3BO3] = 7.3 x 10-10

3. Lactic acid [CH3CH(OH)COOH] = 1.4 x 10-4

4. Acetic acid [CH3COOH] = 1.8 x 10-5

5. Phosphoric acid [H3PO4] = 7.5 x 10-4

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