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What mass of HCl gas must be added to 1.00 L of a buffer solution that contains [aceticacid]=2.0M and [acetate]=1.0M in order to produce a solution with pH = 3.73?
let molarity of HCl = x
[aceticacid]=2+x
[acetate]=1-x
PH = Pka + log[acetate]/ [aceticacid]
3.73 = 4.75 + log1-x/2+x
log1-x/2+x = 3.73-4.75
log1-x/2+x = -1.02
1-x/2+x = 10-1.02
1-x/2+x = 0.0955
1-x = 0.0955*(2+x)
x = 0.74
molarity of HCl = x = 0.74 M
no of moles of HCl = molarity * volume In L
= 0.74*1 = 0.74 moles
mass of HCl = no of moles * gram molar mass
= 0.74*36.5 = 27.01g of HCl >>>>> answer