Question: 2. Three buffers are made by combining a 1M solution of acetic acid with a 1M solution of sodium acetate in the ratios shown below.

 2. Three buffers are made by combining a 1M solution of

2. Three buffers are made by combining a 1M solution of acetic acid with a 1M solution of sodium acetate in the ratios shown below. A) Which of these statements is true of the resulting buffers? (1 pt) a) pH of buffer 3pH of buffer 1>pH of buffer 2 c) pH of buffer 1=pH of buffer 2=pH of buffer 3 d) The problem cannot be solved without knowing the value of pKa. e) None of the above. B) Knowing that the pKa of acetic acid is 4.76, what is the pH of Buffer 2? (4 pts) (Show your work)

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