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Chemistry Forums for Students => Analytical Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: phth on June 06, 2018, 03:11:30 PM
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Recently I have been having the problem of trying to assess the pH of a phosphate buffer in a mixed aqueous system after adding an acidic species to the buffer. I get a regression that is precise, but it is not accurate. e.g. the pH should change 0.2 pH and I calculate changes of about 1-1.5 pH. With other buffers like HEPES I get values that are accurate. I made the regression by diluting a concentrate phosphate buffer to the correct cosolvent and 1/10[buffer], then plotting the regression of the conc buffer versus the measured values. My question: is there some way to correct the calculation?