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?

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Reagan Sexton

17 May, 14:32

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?

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Avah Bowers · Answer 1

HCl reacts with NaF

Explanation:

A buffer is defined as the mixture of a weak acid (HX) with its conjugate base (X⁻) or vice versa.

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.