Suppose you want to prepare a solution with a pH of 4.00 using acetic acid, CH3COOH, and sodium acetate, CH3CoOONa. What should the ratio of sodium acetate to acetic acid, CH3COO-| : [CH3COOH], be in your buffer solution? Hint: The Ka for acetic acid is 1.8x105. 0.18:1 O 1.9:1 0.84:1 O 5.5:1 O 1:1

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Suppose you want to prepare a solution with a pH of 4.00 using acetic acid,
CH3COOH, and sodium acetate, CH3CoOONa.
What should the ratio of sodium acetate to acetic acid, CH3CO0-| :
[CH3COOH], be in your buffer solution?
Hint: The Ka for acetic acid is 1.8x105.
0.18:1
O 1.9:1
0.84:1
O 5.5:1
O 1:1
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose you want to prepare a solution with a pH of 4.00 using acetic acid, CH3COOH, and sodium acetate, CH3CoOONa. What should the ratio of sodium acetate to acetic acid, CH3CO0-| : [CH3COOH], be in your buffer solution? Hint: The Ka for acetic acid is 1.8x105. 0.18:1 O 1.9:1 0.84:1 O 5.5:1 O 1:1
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