Part I – pH and pOH

1. A given sample of saliva has a pH of 7.4; calculate for;

a. [H+] concentration
b. [OH-] concentration
c. pOH
d. What is the strength of saliva
2. A solution has [H+] = 1.0 x 10-3;
a. What is its pH of the solution.
b. What is the [OH-] concentration
c. What is its pOH
d. What is the strength of the solution.
3. What is the [H3O+] concentration of solution with pH 5.3.

Part II – Given the acid ionization constant (Ka) value of the following acids; arrange them in order of decreasing
acidity by numbering them from 1 – 5, 1 is the strongest 5 is the weakest.
_____ 1. Acetic acid = 1.7 x 10-5
_____ 2. Carbonic acid = 4.3 x 10-7
_____ 3.Formic acid = 1.8 x 10-4
_____ 4. Boric acid = 7.3 x 10-10
_____ 5. Bicarbonate ion = 5.6 x 10 -11

Part III – Given the acid ionization constant (Ka) value of the following acid calculate the strength (pKa) of the
following acids.
______ 1. Phosphoric acid = 7.5 x 10-3
______ 2. Lactic acid = 1.8 x 10-4
______ 3. Hydrocyanic acid = 4.9 x 10-10
______ 4. Ammonium ion = 5.6 x 10-10
______ 5.Dihydrogen phosphate ion = 6.2 x 10 -8

Part IV – Calculate the pH of the following buffer system.

1. What is the pH of aqueous solution of lactic acid containing 0.80 mol/L lactic acid and 0.40 mol/L lactate
ion. Ka of lactic acid is 1.8 x 10-4.
2. What is the pH of a carbonic acid – bicarbonate ion buffer system containing 2.25 Mol/L of carbonic acid
[H2CO3], and 1.80 Mol/L of bicarbonate ion [HCO 3-].pKa of carbonic acid is 6.37.

Part I – pH and pOH

1. A given sample of saliva has a pH of 7.4; calculate for;
a. [H+] concentration
b. [OH-] concentration
c. pOH
d. What is the strength of saliva
2. A solution has [H+] = 1.0 x 10-3;
a. What is its pH of the solution.
b. What is the [OH-] concentration
c. What is its pOH
d. What is the strength of the solution.
3. What is the [H3O+] concentration of solution with pH 5.3.

Part II – Given the acid ionization constant (Ka) value of the following acids; arrange them in order of decreasing
acidity by numbering them from 1 – 5, 1 is the strongest 5 is the weakest.
_____ 1. Acetic acid = 1.7 x 10-5
_____ 2. Carbonic acid = 4.3 x 10-7
_____ 3.Formic acid = 1.8 x 10-4
_____ 4. Boric acid = 7.3 x 10-10
_____ 5. Bicarbonate ion = 5.6 x 10 -11

Part III – Given the acid ionization constant (Ka) value of the following acid calculate the strength (pKa) of the
following acids.
______ 1. Phosphoric acid = 7.5 x 10-3
______ 2. Lactic acid = 1.8 x 10-4
______ 3. Hydrocyanic acid = 4.9 x 10-10
______ 4. Ammonium ion = 5.6 x 10-10
______ 5.Dihydrogen phosphate ion = 6.2 x 10 -8

Part IV – Calculate the pH of the following buffer system.

1. What is the pH of aqueous solution of lactic acid containing 0.80 mol/L lactic acid and 0.40 mol/L lactate
ion. Ka of lactic acid is 1.8 x 10-4.
2. What is the pH of a carbonic acid – bicarbonate ion buffer system containing 2.25 Mol/L of carbonic acid
[H2CO3], and 1.80 Mol/L of bicarbonate ion [HCO 3-].pKa of carbonic acid is 6.37.