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Ch.17 - Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria

Chapter 17, Problem 3

A buffer contains a weak acid, HA, and its conjugate base. The weak acid has a pKa of 4.5, and the buffer has a pH of 4.3. Without doing a calculation, state which of these possibilities are correct at pH 4.3. (a) 3HA4 = 3A-4, (b) 3HA4 7 3A-4, or (c) 3HA4 6 3A-4. [Section 17.2]

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