A solution is made by dissolving 0.1283 g of the acid form of the buffer TRIS (molecular mass = 157.60 g/mol) along with 0.1975 g of the basic form of TRIS (molecular mass = 121.136 g/mol). The pK a of TRIS is 8.08. A very small amount of potassium dihydrogen phosphate is added (not enough to cause any change in the pH). What is the fractional amount of the potassium dihydrogen phosphate that is in the PO 4 3- form? Phosphoric acid is a triprotic acid with pK a1 = 2.16, pK a2 = 7.21 and pK a3 = 12.32.

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A solution is made by dissolving 0.1283 g of the acid form of the buffer TRIS (molecular mass = 157.60 g/mol) along with 0.1975 g of the basic form of TRIS (molecular mass = 121.136 g/mol). The pK a of TRIS is 8.08. A very small amount of potassium dihydrogen phosphate is added (not enough to cause any change in the pH). What is the fractional amount of the potassium dihydrogen phosphate that is in the PO 4 3- form? Phosphoric acid is a triprotic acid with pK a1 = 2.16, pK a2 = 7.21 and pK a3 = 12.32.

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