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Experiment 3

Materials:

0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 6.0, 7.0, 8.0), 0.2 M NaOH, 0.1 M tris buffer, Casein solution (0.6% casein in 0.1 M sodium acetate), distilled water, 0.1M acetic acid

Methods:

Verification of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:

[pic 1]

The tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane buffer system:

[pic 2]

Effect of temperature on buffering capacity:

[pic 3]

Effect of dilution on buffering capacity:

Table 1: Dilution factor of phosphate buffer (pH7.0) and tris buffer (pH8.0)

Buffer

Dilution factor

Volume of buffer (mL)

Volume of ditilled water (mL)

Phosphate buffer (pH 7.0)

1/10

2.0

18.0

1/50

0.4

19.6

1/100

0.2

19.8

Tris buffer (pH 8.0)

1/10

2.0

18.0

1/50

0.4

19.6

1/100

0.2

19.8

[pic 4]

Isoelectric precipitation of casein:

Table 2. Volume of casein solution, distilled water and acetic acid in 7 test tubes.

Tube

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Casein (mL)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Distilled water (mL)

8.9

8.8

8.5

8.0

7.0

5.0

0

0.1 M acetic acid (mL)

0.1

0.2

0.5

1.0

2.0

4.0

9.0

[pic 5]

Results:

Table 3. pH determination of 0.1 M phosphate buffers at pH 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0.

0.1 M phosphate buffer

Initial pH

Final pH

ΔpH

pH 6.0

6.24

6.56

0.32

pH 7.0

7.23

7.46

0.23

pH 8.0

8.15

10.34

2.19

Table 4. pH determination of 0.1 M tris buffer at pH 8.0.

0.1 M tris buffer

Initial pH

Final pH

ΔpH

pH 8.0

8.42

10.20

1.78

Table 5. pH determination of phosphate buffer at pH 7.0 and tris buffer at pH 8.0 at different temperatures.

Buffer

Temperature (°C)

Initial pH

Final pH

ΔpH

Phosphate buffer (pH 7.0)

Ice

7.4

7.43

0.03

27

7.23

7.46

0.23

50

7.25

7.40

0.15

70

7.26

7.45

0.19

Tris buffer (pH 8.0)

Ice

8.25

8.28

0.03

27

8.42

10.20

1.78

50

7.55

7.93

0.38

70

7.18

7.91

0.73

Table 6. pH determination of different dilution factor of phosphate buffer at pH 7.0 and tris buffer at pH 8.0.

Buffer

Dilution factor

Initial pH

Final pH

ΔpH

Phosphate buffer (pH 7.0)

1/10

7.21

11.55

4.34

1/50

7.72

11.82

4.10

1/100

8.29

11.83

3.54

Tris buffer (pH 8.0)

1/10

8.46

11.48

3.02

1/50

8.94

11.95

3.01

1/100

8.41

11.88

3.47

Table 9: pH values and amount of precipitation of casein solution with different contents

Tube

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Experimental pH

6.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.00

3.00

3.00

Expected pH

5.70

5.40

5.00

4.70

4.40

4.10

3.75

Amount of precipitation

-

+

+

++

+++

+

-

Type of precipitation

Clear

Cloudy

Flakes

Granular

Flakes

Cloudy

Clear

...

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