You need to make 2.0 L of 0.200 M sodium phosphate buffer, pH 6.2. Using the stated pKa values for H3PO4 (pKa1 = 2.15, pKa2 = 6.80, pKa3 = 12.37). How do you use the following reagents to make this buffer? (you need to use equal to or less than the reagents provided)   24 g of solid sodium dihydrogen phosphate (NaH2PO4, MW 120 g/mol)   250 mL of 1.0 M H3PO4 200 mL of 2.0 M NaOH unlimited ddH2O

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You need to make 2.0 L of 0.200 M sodium phosphate buffer, pH 6.2. Using the stated pKa values for H3PO4 (pKa1 = 2.15, pKa2 = 6.80, pKa3 = 12.37). How do you use the following reagents to make this buffer? (you need to use equal to or less than the reagents provided)

 

24 g of solid sodium dihydrogen phosphate (NaH2PO4, MW 120 g/mol)

 

250 mL of 1.0 M H3PO4

200 mL of 2.0 M NaOH

unlimited ddH2O

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