The pKs of succinic acid are 4.21 and 5.64. How many grams of monosodium succinate (FW = 140 g/mol) and disodium succinate (FW = 162 g/mol) must be added to 1 L of water to produce a solution with a pH 5.28 and a total solute concentration of 100 mM? (Assume the total volume remains 1 liter, answer in grams monosodium succinate, grams disodium succinate, respectively.)

9.744g of monosodium succinate.

4.925g of disodium succinate.

Explanation:

To find pH of the buffer produced by the mixture of monosodium succinate-Disodium succinate is obtained from H-H equation:

pH = pKa + log ([Na₂Suc] / [NaHSuc])

As you want a pH of 5.28 and pKa is 5.64:

5.28 = 5.64 + log ([Na₂Suc] / [NaHSuc])

-0.36 = log ([Na₂Suc] / [NaHSuc])

0.4365 = ([Na₂Suc] / [NaHSuc]) (1)

As total concentration of the buffer is 100mM = 0.100M:

0.100M = [Na₂Suc] + [NaHSuc] (2)

Replacing (2) in (1):

0.4365 = (0.100M - [NaHSuc] / [NaHSuc])

0.4365 = (0.100M - [NaHSuc] / [NaHSuc])

0.4365 [NaHSuc] = 0.100M - [NaHSuc]

1.4365 [NaHSuc] = 0.100M

[NaHSuc] = 0.0696M

And:

[Na₂Suc] = 0.0304M

As volume of the buffer is 1L:

[NaHSuc] = 0.0696 moles

[Na₂Suc] = 0.0304 moles

Using molar mass of both substances:

Mass of monosodium succinate:

0.0696moles * (140g / 1mol) = 9.744g of monosodium succinate.

Mass of disodium succinate:

0.0304moles * (162g / 1mol) = 4.925g of disodium succinate.

definition

                    entropy is a measure of the randomness or the extent of disorder of a chemical process.

                      enthalpy is a measure of the heat change of a reaction occurring at a constant pressure.

measurement units:

                        entropy is measured in joule per kelvin (jk⁻¹)   whereas enthalpy is measured in joule per mole (jmol⁻¹)

requirements:

                            entropy has no requirements or limits, and its change is measured by the division between the heat change of the chemical process and the temperature.

                              in contrast, enthalpy can only be related to the heat change of the reaction under standard conditions.