A student wishes to make a buffer that has a pH of 4.65.  The student has HNO2 and NaNO2.  Nitrous Acid (HNO2) has a pKa of 3.40 The student makes 100.0 mL of a 0.100 M solution of HNO2.  What mass (in grams) of NaNO2  should the student add to the solution to make a buffer that buffers at a pH of 4.25. (Hint: use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to find the molarity, then find the number of moles required to achieve that concentration in 100.0 mL of solution.)

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A student wishes to make a buffer that has a pH of 4.65.  The student has HNO2 and NaNO2.  Nitrous Acid (HNO2) has a pKa of 3.40

The student makes 100.0 mL of a 0.100 M solution of HNO2.  What mass (in grams) of NaNO should the student add to the solution to make a buffer that buffers at a pH of 4.25. (Hint: use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to find the molarity, then find the number of moles required to achieve that concentration in 100.0 mL of solution.) 

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