a) What mass of benzoic acid (mw = 122.12 g/mol ; pKa = 4.21) would I need to add to a 1 L of 0.3 M sodium benzoate solution to produce a buffer with a pH of 4.50?

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  1. a) What mass of benzoic acid (mw = 122.12 g/mol ; pKa = 4.21) would I need to add to a 1 L of 0.3 M sodium benzoate solution to produce a buffer with a pH of 4.50?

 

 

Mass= _______________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. b) A buffer is made by mixing 100 mL of 0.1 M acetic acid, and 50 mLof 0.2 M sodium acetate. What is the pH of the buffer after adding 3 mL of 0.10 M HCl? (Ka HOAc = 1.78 ×10-5)

 

 

 

pH (acid stressed) = ________________

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