Describe How You Would Prepare a Buffer with PH 3

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Essay

Describe how you would prepare a buffer with pH 3.60 using 100 mL of a 1.0 M nitrous acid solution and sodium nitrite (the K_a for nitrous acid is 4.0  10^4). Assume a minimal volume change upon addition of sodium nitrite.

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