You dissolve 6.31 g of potassium formate in 250 mL of 0.25 M formic acid (HCOOH). This solution was then made up to a total volume of 500 mL with distilled water. Potassium formate (KHCO2): molar mass = 84.12 g/mol Calculate the pH of this solution given the pKa of formic acid = 3.77.

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  1. You are given a 27 % (w/v) solution of psicose.                                               

Molar mass: psicose (C6H12O6) = 180.156 g/mol.

You dissolve 6.31 g of potassium formate in 250 mL of 0.25 M formic acid (HCOOH).

This solution was then made up to a total volume of 500 mL with distilled water.

Potassium formate (KHCO2): molar mass = 84.12 g/mol

Calculate the pH of this solution given the pKa of formic acid = 3.77.

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