A student wants to make a pH 4.0 buffer solution. She decides to use a buffer made from formic acid and sodium formate (HCOONa). She adds 50.0 grams of sodium formate to a 1 L volumetric flask. The Ka of formic acid is 1.77×10-4. How many mL of 3.0 M  formic acid should she add to the 1 L volumetric flask so that when the flask is diluted to the mark the pH will be 4.00?

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Problem 16.141QP: Ka for formic acid is 1.7 104 at 25C. A buffer is made by mixing 529 mL of 0.465 M formic acid,...
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A student wants to make a pH 4.0 buffer solution. She decides to use a buffer made from formic acid and sodium formate (HCOONa). She adds 50.0 grams of sodium formate to a 1 L volumetric flask. The Ka of formic acid is 1.77×10-4. How many mL of 3.0 M  formic acid should she add to the 1 L volumetric flask so that when the flask is diluted to the mark the pH will be 4.00?

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