Observing Cells Objectives: After completing this exercise and reading the corresponding material in your text‚ you should be able to 1. Prepare a wet mount slide 2. Identify structures described in this lab on slides 3. Cite examples of the wide diversity of cell types 4. Relate differences in structure among cells to functional differences Introduction Structurally and functionally‚ all living things share one common feature: all living organisms are composed of cells
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The human blood buffer response to increased amounts of acids and bases was determined by titration of a 25.00 mL sample of H2PO4 buffer solution with 0.1 M HCl and 0.1 M NaOH. The volume of 0.1 M HCl is about double of the amount 0.1 M NaOH used to lower/raise the pH of a blood buffer. In this experiment‚ HCl (a strong acid) and NaOH (a strong base) are used as examples of strong acids/bases‚ and the titration with H2PO4 shows the effect on a buffer solution. The assumption was the addition
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I. Introduction A buffer system is a mixture of a weak acid or a weak base and its salt (conjugate base or conjugate acid‚ respectively) that permits solutions to resist large changes in pH upon the addition of small amounts of hydrogen ions (H+) or hydroxide ions (OH-). If the same amount of the buffer is added‚ the pH may only change a fraction of a unit. Our blood is a good example of a buffered system. It is maintained under a pH of 7.4. Thus‚ buffers are important in many areas of chemistry
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Buffers CALCULATIONS Table A. pH Measurement using pH meter Calculated pH Solution 1 – HoAc 0.10 M CH3COOH CH3COOH + H2O ⇌ CH3COO- + H3O+ i 0.10 ø ø c -x +x +x e 0.10 – x x x Ka = H3O+[CH3COO-]CH3COOH = x20.10 – x = 1.8 x 10-5 x = 1.33 x 10-3 M pH = -log [1.33 x 10-3] pH = 2.88 Solution 2 – HoAc – OAc
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PREPARING BUFFERS AND BUFFER CAPACITY INTRODUCTION A buffer solution is one in which the pH of the solution is "resistant" to small additions of either a strong acid or strong base. Buffers usually consist of a weak acid and its conjugate base‚ in relatively equal and "large" quantities. A buffer system can be made by mixing a soluble compound that contains the conjugate base with a solution of the acid such as sodium acetate with acetic acid or ammonia with ammonium chloride. The buffer capacity
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1) Natural buffers are chemicals that the body releases into the blood stream to help maintain a healthy pH level. Carbon dioxide (CO2) acts as an acid by donating hydrogen ions when needed and forms carbonic acid when it dissolves in water. Carbonic acid bicarbonate is important for maintaining an acid base balance in the blood as it equalizes the pH (7.5) of the blood. All body fluids have buffers that defend the body against pH changes. A process that affects buffers in the blood is exercise
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Messing 8/3/12 Section 623 Abstract To examine the effectiveness of buffers by titrating two sets of five different solutions using HCl and NaOH and monitoring the pH change of the various solutions. The data collected shows that the buffer systems made with sodium acetate and acetic acid were effect when titrated with the strong acid and the strong base. Comparison of all the solutions shows that the concepts of buffers holds true for the results from the experimentation. Introduction The
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[pic] Drops |Water(HcL) |Water(NaOH) |Liver(HcL) |Liver(NaOH) |Egg White(HcL) |Egg White(NaOH0) |Potato(HCl) |Potato(NaOH) |Buffer(HCl) |Buffer(NaOH) | |0 |7 |4 |7.4 |5 |8.2 |7 |6.9 |4 |10.7 |10 | |5 |4.5 |7 |6.9 |6 |7.5 |8 |6.2 |5 |10.5 |10 | |10 |2.7 |9 |6.3 |6 |7 |9 |5.7 |5 |10.4 |11 | |15 |2.6 |12 |5.8 |6 |6.4 |9 |5.3 |6 |10.3 |12 | |20 |2.5 |12 |5.4 |6 |4.5 |10 |4.9 |7 |10.2 |12 | |25 |2.4 |13 |5.1 |6 |3.5 |10 |4.6 |8 |10.1 |13 | |30 |2.3 |13 |4.8 |6 |3.3 |11 |4.2 |8 |10 |13 | | 1.
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A buffer stock scheme is a form of government intervention designed to stabilize price. Governments apply buffer stock schemes to unstable markets‚ such as agriculture and commodities‚ where the ability and willingness of producers to produce fluctuates sharply. A buffer stock scheme stabilizes the price of a good by setting a ceiling/maximum and floor/minimum price for a good‚ e.g. rice. (Fig. 1). Price Band for Rice (Fig. 1) P S pmax
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BUFFER SOLUTIONS CONTENTS 1. Introductions. 2. Principles of buffering. 3. Applications a. Simple buffering agents. b. "Universal" buffer mixtures. c. Common buffer compounds used in biology. 4. Buffer capacity. 5. Calculating buffer pH a. Monoprotic acids. b. Polyprotic acids. 6. Biblography. INTRODUCTION A buffer is an aqueous
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