Applying Concepts These questions test conceptual learning. When asked to prepare a ca...

Applying Concepts

These questions test conceptual learning.

When asked to prepare a carbonate buffer with pH = 10, a lab technician wrote this equation to determine the ratio of weak acid to conjugate base needed:

What is wrong with this setup? If the technician prepared a solution containing equimolar concentrations of HCO^-₃ and CO^2-₃, calculate the pH of the resulting buffer.