1. if the pKa of HCHO2 is 3.74 and the pH of an HCHO2/NaCHO2 solution is 3.00, which of the following is TRUE?
a. [HCHO2] > [NaCHO2]
b. [HCHO2] < [NaCHO2]
c. [HCHO2] << [NaCHO2]
d. it is not possible to make a buffer of this ph from HCHO2 and NaCHO2.
e. [HCHO2] = [NaCHO2]
2. Which of the following solutions is a good buffer system?
a. A soln that is 0.10 M HC2H3O2 and 0.10 M LiC2H3O2
b. a soln that is 0.10 M HF and 0.10 M LiC2H3O2
c. a soln that is 0.10 M HCl and 0.10 M HN4+
d. a soln that is 0.10 M NaOH and 0.10 M KOH
e. none of these is a buffer system
3. Identify a good buffer
a. significant amounts of both a weak acid and its conjugate base
b. small amounts of both a strong acid and a weak acid
c. significant amounts of both a strong base and a weak base
d. significant amounts of both a weak acid and a strong base
e. small amounts of both a weak acid and its conjugate base