Problem: Use information from Appendix D in the textbook to calculate the pH of the following solutions.Calculate the pH of a solution that is 0.260 M in sodium formate (HCOONa) and 0.120 M in formic acid (HCOOH).
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We are asked to calculate the pH of a solution that is 0.260 M in sodium formate (HCOONa) and 0.120 M in formic acid (HCOOH).
We use the buffer equation below:
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Use information from Appendix D in the textbook to calculate the pH of the following solutions.
Calculate the pH of a solution that is 0.260 M in sodium formate (HCOONa) and 0.120 M in formic acid (HCOOH).
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