If a buffer is made up using 1.00 mole of a weak acid (pKa = 5.00) and 0.90 mole of its conjugate base, which of the following must be true?     a. pH > 7.00   b. pH = 7.00   c. pH = 5.00   d. pH < 5.00   e. pH > 5.00

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If a buffer is made up using 1.00 mole of a weak acid (pKa = 5.00) and 0.90 mole of its conjugate base, which of the following must be true?

 

  a.

pH > 7.00

  b.

pH = 7.00

  c.

pH = 5.00

  d.

pH < 5.00

  e.

pH > 5.00

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