A mixture of NaH2PO4 and Na2HPO4 are used to form a 10mM phosphate buffer at pH 7.4. Determine the required grams that each must be dissolved in 500.0mL of water to create this buffer? Note: pKa of NaH2PO4 is 7.1.

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A mixture of NaH2PO4 and Na2HPO4 are used to form a 10mM phosphate buffer at pH 7.4. Determine the required grams that each must be dissolved in 500.0mL of water to create this buffer? Note: pKa of NaH2PO4 is 7.1.
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