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Calculate the pH of a buffer that is 0.225 M HC2H3O2 and 0.162 M KC2H3O2. The Ka for HC2H3O2 is 1.8
Given [ KC2H3O2] = 0.162 M
[HC2H3O2] = 0.225 M
Ka = 1.8x10 -5
pKa = - log Ka
= - log (1.8x10 -5 )
= 4.74
According to Henderson-Hasselbalch equation