After an all-night drinking binge, a woman pukes 300.0 mL of liquid into her trash can. Assuming that the puke is 20% HCl and the rest does not affect the pH, what is the pH of the solution resulting from the puke being neutralized with 0.50M NH3 (Kb = 1.8 x 10-5)?

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After an all-night drinking binge, a woman pukes 300.0 mL of liquid into her trash can. Assuming that the puke is 20% HCl and the rest does not affect the pH, what is the pH of the solution resulting from the puke being neutralized with 0.50M NH3 (Kb = 1.8 x 10-5)?

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