Buffer solutions

FIITJEE says in its solutions to full test 11 that,

100 ml of 0.1M NaH2PO4 + 10ml 0.1M NaOH is an 'acidic ' buffer,do you agree?

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Abhishek Priyam ·

[12] don know...

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Dr.House ·

an acidic buffer is a solution of weah acid and salt of weak acid with strong base.

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tapanmast Vora ·

i guess its true......

Coz dont get confused by NaOh, as it is it never participatges in Buffer formation as MAthie mentioned its definition!!"

NaH2PO4 exists as a buffer itself in a solution, jus like "Borax" if u remember....

role of NaOH (mayb) wud b to bring abt dissociation of NaH2PO4

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Vivek ·

is the pH < 7???

hydrolysis should give phosphoric acid and sodium hydroxide,but since phosphoric acid is a weak acid pH should be >7,shouldn't it?

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voldy ·

well I'd say yes . it truns out that the buffer will be of NaH2PO4 and Na2HPO4 . dunno pH wala

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