In a laboratory experiment, a student has 1 L of solution containing a weak base at a concentration of 0.300 M. In order to create a buffer, a strong acid is added, which converts some of the base in the solution to its conjugate weak acid to create a buffer. If the student wants to create the most effective buffer that can be equally resistant to both acids and bases how many moles of strong acid should the student add to the buffer? (Please provide your answer to 3 decimal places.)

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In a laboratory experiment, a student has 1 L of solution containing a weak base at a concentration of 0.300 M.  In order to create a buffer, a strong acid is added, which converts some of the base in the solution to its conjugate weak acid to create a buffer.  If the student wants to create the most effective buffer that can be equally resistant to both acids and bases how many moles of strong acid should the student add to the buffer? (Please provide your answer to 3 decimal places.)

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