100 mL of a benzoic acid (C5H6COOH) buffer solution is made with initial concentrations of [C5H6COOH] = 0.33M and [C5H6COONa] = 0.28M. The Ka of benzoic acid is 6.3x10-5. a) What is the pH of the buffer solution initially? b) What is the pH of the buffer after the addition of 0.5g NaOH(s). c) What minimum volume of 1M HCl should be added to exceed the buffer capacity of this solution (the buffer capacity is reached when one component of the buffer is less than 10% of the other) d) How could this initial buffer be created by combining solutions of HCl and C5H6COONa?  (No calculation needed, just a detailed qualitative answer)

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100 mL of a benzoic acid (C5H6COOH) buffer solution is made with initial concentrations of [C5H6COOH] = 0.33M and [C5H6COONa] = 0.28M. The Ka of benzoic acid is 6.3x10-5.

a) What is the pH of the buffer solution initially?

b) What is the pH of the buffer after the addition of 0.5g NaOH(s).

c) What minimum volume of 1M HCl should be added to exceed the buffer capacity of this solution (the buffer capacity is reached when one component of the buffer is less than 10% of the other)

d) How could this initial buffer be created by combining solutions of HCl and C5H6COONa?  (No calculation needed, just a detailed qualitative answer)

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