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A buffer contains 0.010 moles of lactic acid (pKa = 3.86) and 0.050 mol of sodium lactate per liter. (a) Calculate the pH of the
A buffer contains 0.010 moles of lactic acid (pKa = 3.86) and 0.050 mol of sodium lactate per liter.
(a) Calculate the pH of the buffer.
(b) Calculate the change in pH when 5 mL of 0.5 M HCl is added to 1 L of the buffer.
(c) What pH change would you expect if you added the same quantity (5 mL) of HCl to 1 L of pure water?
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General Chemistry
Authors: Darrell Ebbing, Steven D. Gammon
9th edition
978-0618857487, 618857486, 143904399X , 978-1439043998
