Calculate the molarity of the acid (HA) and the conjugate base (A- ) . For acetate, use grams-to-mol conversion and divide it by the total volume. For (aceitic acid), use M1V1=M2V2. Consider the total volume of your buffer (50 mL + 10 mL).  a) [A-] =    b) [HA] =   I am not sure how to answer this or if it is related to this info that we were given at the top of the page:  "A buffer is made by mixing 2.0 g of sodium acetate (NaA: 1 mol / 82 g) and 10 mL of 3.0 M acetic acid. Then 50 mL of water is added to the mixture. Find the pH of this buffer!"

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Calculate the molarity of the acid (HA) and the conjugate base (A- ) . For acetate, use grams-to-mol conversion and divide it by the total volume. For (aceitic acid), use M1V1=M2V2. Consider the total volume of your buffer (50 mL + 10 mL). 

a) [A-] = 

 

b) [HA] =

 

I am not sure how to answer this or if it is related to this info that we were given at the top of the page: 

"A buffer is made by mixing 2.0 g of sodium acetate (NaA: 1 mol / 82 g) and 10 mL of 3.0 M acetic acid. Then 50 mL of water is added to the mixture. Find the pH of this buffer!"

 

 

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