A buffer solution is 0.500 M in acetic acid and 0.500 M in sodium acetate. Its pH is 4.74. What is its pH after dilution by a factor of 2?   a. 5.04   b. 4.99   c. 4.44   d. 4.49   e. 4.74

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A buffer solution is 0.500 M in acetic acid and 0.500 M in sodium acetate. Its pH is 4.74. What is its pH after dilution by a factor of 2?

  a.

5.04

  b.

4.99

  c.

4.44

  d.

4.49

  e.

4.74

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