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Offline desperate4ananswer

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Buffer preparation
« on: June 22, 2007, 04:17:24 AM »
I get it when I'm asked to prepare a buffer made up of weak acid and a strong base but I don't know how to prepare one with a weak base and a strong acid.

The question is:-
Prepare 1L of pH9 buffer from ethanolamine (liquid, specific gravity 1.1, Molecular weight=61) and HCl solution (1.0mol/L).

Somebody could help me with this, it would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Buffer preparation
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2007, 04:30:36 AM »
You need Kb of ethanolaamine
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Re: Buffer preparation
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2007, 05:18:36 AM »
It goes exactly the same way as when using weak acid, you just use pOH and pKb. See pH of buffer.
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