Sodium benzoato , NaC7H5O2, is used as a preservative in foods . Consider a 50.0mL sample of 0.250 M NaC7H5O2 being tittated by 0.200M HBr .  A) what is the pH after the addition of 50.0mL of the HBr solution  B) what is the pH at the equivalence point  C) what is the pH after the addition of 75.0mL of the HBr solution?

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Sodium benzoato , NaC7H5O2, is used as a preservative in foods . Consider a 50.0mL sample of 0.250 M NaC7H5O2 being tittated by 0.200M HBr . 
A) what is the pH after the addition of 50.0mL of the HBr solution 

B) what is the pH at the equivalence point 

C) what is the pH after the addition of 75.0mL of the HBr solution? 

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