A hypothetical weak acid, HA, was combined with NaOH in the following proportions: 0.20 mol of HA,

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A hypothetical weak acid, HA, was combined with NaOH in the following proportions: 0.20 mol of HA, 0.080 mol of NaOH. The mixture was diluted to a total volume of 1.0 L and the pH measured.

(a) If pH = 4.80, what is the pKa of the acid?

(b) How many additional moles of NaOH should be added to the solution to increase the pH to 5.00?

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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