A Phosphate Buffer Solution (25

question 27

Multiple Choice

A phosphate buffer solution (25.00 mL sample) used for a growth medium was titrated with 0.1000 M hydrochloric acid.The components of the buffer were sodium monohydrogenphosphate and sodium dihydrogenphosphate.The first endpoint occurred at a volume of 10.32 mL, and the second occurred after an additional 18.62 mL was added, for a total volume of 28.94 mL.What was the total concentration of phosphate in any form) in the buffer?

• A)0.03992 M
• B)0.1198 M
• C)0.04243 M
• D)0.1157 M
• E)0.08382 M

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