BUFFER SOLUTION
Andrés Camilo moreno Barón
Universidad Distrital Francisco José De
Caldas
Abstract: The following report presents
the results obtained by using a
mathematical equation to prepare a
buffer solution.
Keyworks: pH, Solution, Base, Acid.
Introduction
A buffer, buffer, buffer or buffer is a
mixture in relatively high concentrations
of an acid and its conjugate base,
hydrolytically active salts. They have the
property of keeping the pH of a solution
stable against the addition of relatively
small amounts of strong acids or bases.
This fact is of vital importance in diverse
contexts where it is necessary to
maintain the pH in a narrow threshold,
for example, with a slight change in the
concentration of hydrogen ion in the cell
a stoppage in the activity of the enzymes
can take place.
This property can be understood as a
consequence of the common ion effect
and the
different constants of acidity or basicity:
a small amount of acid or base slightly
displaces the weak acid-base balance,
which has a minor consequence on pH.1
Each buffer system has its own effective
pH range, which will depend on the
equilibrium constant of the acid or base
used. They are important in the
laboratory and in industry, and also in the
chemistry of life. Typical buffers are the
ammonia-ammonium cation pair, acetic
acid-anion acetate, carbonate-anion
bicarbonate anion, citric acid-anion
citrate or one of the pairs in the
dissociation of phosphoric acid.
The ions of these salts combine with
acids and alkalis. These hydrolytically
active salts are the products that result
from the reaction between weak acids
and strong alkalis such as calcium
carbonate (from carbonic acid and
calcium hydroxide) or between strong
acids and weak alkalies such as
ammonium chloride (afrom hydrochloric
acid and ammonium hydroxide).
A buffer acid reacts when a weak acid or
weak base is combined with its
corresponding hydrolytic salt in a water
solution, forming a buffer system called
buffer.
Not always a buffer system is
appropriate, because the ions of some
hydrolytic salts can, for example,
damage the organisms that come into
contact with it.
On the other hand, each buffer system
has its own effective pH range, some of
which are not suitable for aquariums.
Materials
For the practice, two beakers of 100 and
250ml were used, as well as a glass
clock, a spatula, a washing bottle,
sodium acetate, 0.8N acetic acid.
Method
The necessary calculations are made to
prepare a solution of 15 ml of acetic acid
and sodium acetate with a pH equal to 4.
Results
An exact solution of a pH equal to 4 was
obtained, this is a buffer since it requires
a higher level than other solutions so that
its pH varied.

Conclusions
The Henderson-Hasselbach equation is
an effective theoretical way to calculate
the pH of a base acid pair

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