Use the following table to predict the best acid / base pair for the desired pH/pOH value: pH = 7.15 What is the best acid AND base pair? Name Acid Base pKa Hydrochloric acid HCl Cl- -7.00 Phosphoric acid H3PO4

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Use the following table to predict the best acid / base pair for the desired pH/pOH value:
pH = 7.15
What is the best acid AND base pair?

Name

Acid

Base

pKa

Hydrochloric acid

HCl

Cl-

-7.00

Phosphoric acid

H3PO4

H2PO4-

2.12

Hydrofluoric acid

HF

F-

3.18

Lactic acid

Lactic acid

Lactate

3.85

Acetic acid

CH3COOH

CH3COO-

4.74

Carbonic acid

H2CO3

HCO3-

6.36

Dihydrogen phosphate

H2PO4-

HPO42-

7.21

Ammonium

NH4+

NH3

9.25

Hydrocyanic acid

HCN

CN-

9.31

Bicarbonate

HCO3-

CO32-

10.25

Methylammonium ion

CH3NH3+

CH3NH2

10.62

Hydrogen phosphate

HPO42-

PO43-

12.38

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