Six litres of 0.4M 3-(N-morpholino) propane sulfonic acid (MOPS) buffer of pH 7.8 are required. Available in the laboratory are 10M HCl and 10M NaOH and the zwitterionic form of MOPS (M.Wt = 210.3). The pKa for the MOPS zwitter ion is 7.2. Describe, showing the relevant calculations, the procedure for preparing the buffer . If 10ml of 10M HCl was added to 1 litre of the above buffer (question 9) what would be the resulting pH?
What would be the resulting pH if 10ml of 10M HCl were added to 1 litre of pure water?