pka

[2468]

Hey,

need help working this out:

pH: 4
molar extinction coefficient: 0.0187142857 m-1cm-1
absorbance at 500nm: 1.492

[Acid form]?? (work out using molar extinction coefficient)
[base form]?
lg([acid]/[base])?
pKa?

If someone can guide me on how to do this especially the acid form....i'd greatly appreciate it...so i can use the basics fr it to work out the rest of my ques...

thank you

[JackBean]

don't you need more values?

[2468]

don't you need more values?

oh yeah sorry and methyl red concentration was 12.5um....3ml of buffer used and 1ml of stock methyl red..if that helps?...really cant get my head round this..i've tried searching

[JackBean]

LOL, you're really expert.

From Lambert-Beer law (A = e.c.l) calculate concentration of the color form. Concentration of colorless form is c(total) - c(color)

[2468]

LOL, you're really expert.

From Lambert-Beer law (A = e.c.l) calculate concentration of the color form. Concentration of colorless form is c(total) - c(color)

'Love' the sarcasm.. :/

Elaborate? Dont undertsand it.

[JackBean]

This could be of use for you
http://www.usca.edu/chemistry/spectra/methlred.htm (if you can open *.spc files)
http://www.colby.edu/chemistry/PChem/la ... hylRed.pdf (especially picture on p. 3 where you can see that the extinction coefficient is around 8000 M-1 cm-1)
http://www-ec.njit.edu/~grow/Methylred.pdf

[2468]

Thank you!