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question 86

Multiple Choice

A buffer is prepared by adding 0.5 mol of solid sodium hydroxide to 1.0 L of 1.0 M acetic acid (CH₃COOH) . What is the pH of the buffer?

• A)The pH will be pK _a - 0.30, where pK _a is that of acetic acid.
• B)The pH will be greater than the pK _a for acetic acid.
• C)The pH will be less than the value in answer a.
• D)The pH will be equal to the pK _a for acetic acid.
• E)More information is needed to solve the problem.

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