By how much will the pH change if 0.025 mol of HCl is added to 1.00 L of the buffer that contains 0.15 M HC 2 H 3 O 2 and 0.25 M C 2 H 3 O 2 – ? Use K a = 1.8 × 10 –5 for HC 2 H 3 O 2 . Solution Moles of HC2H3O2 = 0.15M*1L = 0.15moles Moles of C2H3O2- = 0.25M*1L = 0.25moles Moles of HCl added = 0.025moles HCl will react with C2H3O2- to form HC2H3O2 HCl + C2H3O2- --> HC2H3O2 + Cl- So, moles of C2H3O2- = 0.25moles-0.025moles = 0.225moles Moles of HC2H3O2 = 0.15moles + 0.025moles = 0.175moles pH = pKa + log[C2H3O2-]/[HC2H3O2] Ka = 1.8*10 -5 pKa = -logKa = 4.74 pH = 4.74 + log0.225/0.175 = 4.85 .