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Re: Buffers

okman · 2013-02-08 11:39:16

Hey Guys, Can someone please help me understand this Phosphate buffer recipe listed here: http://chemistry.about.com/od/acidsbases/a/phosphatebutter.htm I dont really understand where he gets his values from, especially in Point 3,, the 1.096, the .0523 , .0477 etc... what is [acid] and [base]... If someone could really…

08-02-2013 11:39am

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okman

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Hey Guys,

Can someone please help me understand this Phosphate buffer recipe listed here: http://chemistry.about.com/od/acidsbases/a/phosphatebutter.htm

I dont really understand where he gets his values from, especially in Point 3,, the 1.096, the .0523 , .0477 etc... what is [acid] and [base]...

If someone could really help dum down this recipe for me, even further then it alredy is that would be really great as I have to use it to make up a different phosphate buffer.

Thanks a million

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#2 16-02-2013 11:36am

Woodward

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Insert desired values into the Henderson-Hasselbach equation then work out your moles

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