Fatima adds 0.1 moles of hcl to a buffer mixture containing 1.0 mole of naf and 1.0 mole of hf in 1.0 l of water at 298 k. which component of the buffer mixture does the hcl react with?

The buffer in the problem is the mixture of HF -weak acid- with NaF -conjugate base, F⁻-. A strong acid as HCl reacts with the conjugate base, F⁻, producing weak acid, HF. The reaction is:

HCl + F⁻ → HF + Cl⁻

Thus, HCl reacts with NaF.

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dsdrajlin dsdrajlin · Answer 2 · 2021-12-03T15:47:37+01:00

When 0.1 mol of HCl is added to a buffer containing 1.0 mol of NaF and 1 mol of HF in 1.0 L of water, HCl reacts with F⁻, which neutralizes the H⁺ provided by acid.

We have a buffer system formed by F⁻ (coming from NaF) and HF.

What is a buffer system?

It is a solution that resists abrupt changes in the pH when an acid or a base is added.

Our buffer system is formed by a weak acid (HF) and its conjugate base (F⁻). When an acid, such as HCl, is acid to the mixture, it is neutralized by the basic component. The corresponding net ionic equation is:

HCl + F⁻ ⇒ HF + Cl⁻

When 0.1 mol of HCl is added to a buffer containing 1.0 mol of NaF and 1 mol of HF in 1.0 L of water, HCl reacts with F⁻, which neutralizes the H⁺ provided by acid.

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