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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Question: Which cell fraction from the prepared bean sprout homogenate‚ after multiple different intensity centrifuges‚ will contain the most present amount of mitochondria represented by the biochemical marker succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) in the cell fraction? The initial cell fraction‚ Pellet 1 (P1)‚ consisted of 20 g of bean sprouts grinded down with 5 g of purified sand and Grinding Buffer chilled for a total amount of 40 mL. This (P1) was then centrifuged for 2 min at 600 x g to get the denser
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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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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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Discussion: The liver homogenate was expected to have the highest amount of protein concentration‚ DNA concentration‚ and total glucose when compared to the other homogenates. The liver was the biggest organ in B. taurus and it carried out numerous functions such as producing bile‚ synthesizing proteins for blood clots‚ and recycling old red blood cells. The liver ended up containing the most DNA concentration‚ but it was surpassed in protein concentration by the kidney. The protein concentration
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effective certain homogenates were as buffers. Buffers are devices that keep pH within maintainable boundaries so something can function. When something is too basic (has too much OH-) the buffer adds H+ and vice versa in order to create water to keep the pH at an acceptable range. Each group (I was with William Yung for this experiment) was tasked with testing one homogenate. The homogenate tested by our group was liquid spinach. Each team added HCl and NaOH to their homogenate. As we found out in
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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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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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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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