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![**Buffer Solution pH Calculation**
A buffer solution contains **0.408 M sodium acetate** and **0.145 M acetic acid**.
The pH of this solution is [ _ ].
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To find the pH of this buffer solution, you can use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation:
\[ \text{pH} = \text{p}K_a + \log \left(\frac{[\text{A}^-]}{[\text{HA}]}\right) \]
Where:
- \([\text{A}^-]\) is the concentration of the conjugate base (sodium acetate).
- \([\text{HA}]\) is the concentration of the weak acid (acetic acid).
- \(\text{p}K_a\) is the negative logarithm (base 10) of the acid dissociation constant \(K_a\) of the weak acid.
Given that acetic acid (\(\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}\)) has a \(K_a\) value of approximately \(1.8 \times 10^{-5}\), we can calculate \(\text{p}K_a\) as follows:
\[ \text{p}K_a = -\log (1.8 \times 10^{-5}) \approx 4.74 \]
Using the provided concentrations:
\[ \text{pH} = 4.74 + \log \left(\frac{0.408}{0.145}\right) \]
Insert these values into the equation to find the pH of the solution.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F03ba95c9-584b-483d-8f8a-8f0f9c4c55b7%2F1db9830f-f065-4cb4-8ff4-3a515a995e92%2Fm6hwlzs_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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