1) Calculate the pH of a solution made by adding 14.0 g of sodium formate, NaHCOO, to 100. mL of 0.79 M formic acid, HCOOH.
2) Phosphoric acid is a triprotic acid:
H3PO4(aq) +H2O(l) ? H3O+(aq) + H2PO4-(aq) Ka1 = 7.5 x 10-3
H2PO4-(aq) +H2O(l) ? H3O+(aq) + HPO42-(aq) Ka2 = 6.2 x 10-8
HPO42-(aq) +H2O(l) ? H3O+(aq) + PO43-(aq) Ka3 = 4.8 x 10-13
Determine whether sodium monohydrogen phosphate (Na2HPO4) is neutral, basic, or acidic.
First, what is its Ka when it acts as an acid?
Second, what is its Kb when it acts as a base?