What Mass of Sodium Hydroxide Must Be Added to 60

question 145

Multiple Choice

What mass of sodium hydroxide must be added to 60.0 mL of 0.978 M acetic acid in order to create a buffer with a pH of 4.59? K_a for acetic acid is 1.8 × 10^-5.

• A)28 g
• B)0.96 g
• C)1 g
• D)0 g
• E)2.3 g

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